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Revealing the Real TANF
February 11, 2013 | Perspectives

The American people have been sold a bill of goods when it comes to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program. Continue reading

Students line up to be served lunch at the Thatcher Brook Elementary School in Waterbury, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)
This Week in Poverty: An Antipoverty Contract for 2013?
January 20, 2013 | Perspectives
Could committing to a contract grow and unify the moment against poverty?
A man who had been laid off but preferred not to give his name holds his daughter while taking free food from the weekly open food pantry at the Warren Family Mission in Warren, Ohio. (AP /Amy Sancetta)
Extreme Poverty Down Globally, Up in U.S.
March 7, 2012 | Connecting the Dots
New reports deliver good and bad news on extreme poverty levels.