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News Articles: poverty

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  • Economy

How Poverty Makes Workers Less Productive

A new study adds to the growing mountain of evidence that says that poverty impairs people's ability to think.

February 02, 2021
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  • Greg Rosalsky

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  • Movies

What Indians Who've Known Poverty Think Of Netflix's 'The White Tiger' Movie

The movie, based on an award-winning novel, traces the unlikely journey of a poor villager in search of wealth. Does it ring true to those who know what it's like to be poor in India?

January 29, 2021
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By:
  • Kamala Thiagarajan
Macon-Bibb County Emergency Management Director Spencer Hawkins gives a tour of the new Brookdale Warming Center Monday.

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  • Economy

Macon-Bibb County, Volunteers Set To Open, Staff New Homeless Shelter

A new 24 hour, seven day a week warming shelter for the homeless will open this week in Macon-Bibb County. The shelter was put together in the wake of the freezing deaths of two men, one of whom had slept under Interstate 75 Christmas Eve.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Steve Davis is a longtime advocate for the poor. In his new book, <em>Undercurrents: Channeling Outrage to Spark Practical Activism, </em>he writes about five promising trends that could help lift people out of extreme poverty.

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  • Economy

Why A Champion For The Very Poor Is Not Pessimistic. In Fact, He's Optimistic!

Steve Davis lays out the reasons for his (relatively) rosy outlook In his new book: Undercurrents: Channeling Outrage to Spark Practical Activism.

October 28, 2020
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman

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  • Global Health

Portraits Of Resilience: How 19 Women Around The Globe Face The Pandemic

Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. They take care of the kids, the house, the survival of families. NPR photographed and interviewed 19 women over 3 weeks. Here are their stories.

October 11, 2020
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  • NPR Special Report
Demonstrators march in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood in June to demand a lifting of the Illinois rent control ban and a cancellation of rent and mortgage payments. The pandemic's financial pressures are causing many Americans to struggle with rent payments.

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  • Health

'No One Can Live Off $240 A Week': Many Americans Struggle To Pay Rent, Bills

One in six households reported missing or delaying paying bills just so they could buy food, an NPR poll says. And many are having trouble paying the rent, especially African Americans and Latinos.

September 23, 2020
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By:
  • Chris Arnold and
  • Adedayo Akala
Median household income rose sharply last year, while poverty declined to 10.5% — the lowest since records began in 1959, according to the Census Bureau.

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  • Economy

American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit

Median household income jumped to $68,700 in 2019, the highest since record-keeping began in 1967. Many of those gains have likely been erased this year, as the pandemic left tens of millions jobless.

September 15, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
When Nancy Perez contracted COVID-19 in March, she stayed in her room for a month, isolating herself from her sons and grandson. The mutual aid group Bed-Stuy Strong regularly sent volunteers to her home with meals for her family.

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  • Health

'Love And Solidarity': Amid Coronavirus, Mutual Aid Groups Resurge In New York City

Filling in the gaps of a strained safety net, volunteers give their time and resources to help neighbors hit hard by the pandemic and its economic fallout.

July 26, 2020
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By:
  • Elizabeth Lawrence
Dr. Keren Landman and Dr. Carlos del Rio joined "On Second Thought" to discuss how existing inequities play into the risks - and outcomes - of a global pandemic like coronavirus.

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  • Health Care

How The Coronavirus Pandemic Magnifies Health Inequities - And Why Mitigation Matters

The coronavirus pandemic has led to travel restrictions, canceled events, school closures, consumer panic, and mayhem in stock markets across the world....

March 13, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Atlanta Municipal Court Chief Judge Christopher Portis launches new homeless court program in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Atlanta Municipal Court Launches Program To Assist Homeless Defendants

Nearly 1.6 million Americans will likely spend the holidays in a homeless shelter or some form of transitional housing. A study by the National Law...

December 11, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Create Your Dreams mentors students from the 2nd grade until they no longer need CYD's support. CYD's executive director Kim Dennis says their program is like "extreme mentoring."

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  • Education

Create Your Dreams Celebrates 25 Years Of 'Extreme Mentoring' For Under-Served Youth in Atlanta

Create Your Dreams , or CYD, is an after school program that provides long-term youth development, and is dedicated to helping students in underserved...

October 16, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Jake Troyer ,
  • and 1 more
Personal belongings and furniture piled up outside Limes' apartment complex during one of two evictions that took place on March 3, 2016

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  • Economy

The New Scarlet Letter, E: NPR's 'On The Media' Investigates America's Eviction Crisis

Construction cranes poke through the skyline across metro Atlanta. It's a testament to growth and efforts to draw new companies and residents to call...

June 07, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor

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  • Law

More Tax Audits Happen In The Rural South, According To New Map From ProPublica

It's Tax Day. Unless you got an extension, you have until midnight to get all your tax forms filled out and filed. And then hope that you don't get...

April 15, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Dignity Museum is now open in Atlanta.

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  • News

New 'Dignity Museum' Combats The Stigmas Of Homelessness And Poverty

More than a half a million Americans are homeless. In metro Atlanta, more than 3,000 people live on the streets, in shelters and in cars. A new...

March 25, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

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  • News

"On Second Thought" For Monday, March 25, 2019

More than a half a million Americans are homeless. In metro Atlanta, more than 3,000 people live on the streets, in shelters and in cars. A new...

March 25, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 4 more
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