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"Subsidized apartments are available for low-income seniors, with rents as low as about $300 a month. There are also 19 relatively new Senior Suites buildings in Chicago, where the top monthly rent is about $780. Another Senior Suites building is in Joliet."

"The number of students defaulting on lunch costs has grown, despite free breakfasts served to any Columbus student who wants one and more than 7 in 10 students qualifying for a free lunch because they come from low-income households."

"A coalition of consumer and health care provider groups say that many of the across-the-board federal spending cut proposals before Congress would harm the elderly, children and low-income families."

"Project Restoring Hope is a United Relief Foundation initiative supplying the essential, ongoing needs that aid homeless veterans're-integration into society and providing the long-term, positive life-changing opportunities for veterans that comes from homeownership."

"As University of Idaho agricultural economist Stephen C. Cooke demonstrated last month, the average Idahoan is earning about $11,000 below the national amount. Caught in a cycle, Idaho creates low-wage jobs to serve its ill-trained workers."

"The Harmony Science Academy in Pflugerville was among 'Ten Miracle High Schools,' included on the list that were singled out for additional recognition because they succeeded in educating and graduating a majority of low-income students who performed at high levels."

"Some school officials and hunger advocacy groups have expressed concern that the increase will affect families just surpassing the federal poverty guidelines needed to qualify for free and reduced-price meals."

"A Sacramento veterans organization has won more than $291,000 in grant money to continue job training programs for local homeless veterans. Vietnam Veterans of California Inc. received awards of $131,545 and $159,708 from the U.S. Department of Labor..."

"The number of poor children had already grown by 2.1 million in 2009 over pre-recession levels, with continuing high joblessness among parents raising concerns that poverty will continue to worsen for some time."

"Before studying at Harvard, Salazar taught middle school English in an impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood as a member of Teach for America. She believes her early childhood experience in Head Start put her on the path to academic success..."

"Tanella Mahoney brought her month-old son, Kendall, to her graduation. Formerly homeless, she knows well what a difference it makes to have a diploma and a stable place to live. "If you are going to do something, don't give up in the middle," said Mahoney, 22..."

"'Coddling the irresponsible,' they say, 'only worsens the problems it was meant to solve,' a curious statement that seems to imply that poverty will cure itself. From this premise, all cuts to social programs are justified."