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Report Sets Anti-Poverty Agenda
As Reported Live by Chris Lovett on BNN: Interview with Joe Diamond, MASSCAP
Celebrating Bruce Morell: Community Action in Action in Greater New Bedford
After 40 years in Community Action and 32 years as Executive Director, Bruce Morell is retiring from People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE).
Quincy is changing, but poverty hangs on
As Reported by Jill Terreri Ramos, Boston Globe Correspondent:
Poverty is not very visible among Quincy’s newly built apartments and condominiums and increasingly expensive single-family homes.
Despite booming economy, poverty persists on South Shore
As reported by Neal Simpson, Patriot Ledger:
Times are good on the South Shore: The economy is booming, growing companies are scrambling to find enough workers and the unemployment rate is hovering somewhere under 3 percent.
Forum Looks at Impact of Public Programs on Poverty in Quincy and South Shore
Public Programs Cut Child Poverty by More than Half, According to New Report on Poverty in Massachusetts
Report Commissioned by MASSCAP and Written by MassBudget Looks at “Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward Together”
Effective programs that help families to make ends meet, like the Earned Income Tax Credit, SNAP, fuel assistance, school lunches, Head Start, and Social Security cut the number of people in Massachusetts living in poverty by almost half and reduce the number of children living in poverty by more than half, according to a new report on poverty called “Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward Together.” The report was commissioned by the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) and written by Nancy Wagman, Kids Count Director of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget).
As I See It: A way forward on a road to opportunity
An opinion piece in the Worcester Telegram, written by Jill C. Dagilis, WCAC:
How does a community pave a road to economic opportunity and self-sufficiency for area residents?
Fighting poverty as federal aid dwindles
As reported by Keith Eddings, The Eagle-Tribune:
Leaders of several of the region’s anti-poverty programs on Tuesday predicted a dire future for the poor as President Trump and Congress begin cutting funding for the programs to pay for the tax cut they recently enacted that could reduce federal revenue by $1.5 trillion over a decade.
Forum Looks at Impact of Public Programs on Poverty in Lawrence
Public Programs Cut Child Poverty by More than Half, According to New Report on Poverty in Massachusetts
Report Commissioned by MASSCAP and Written by MassBudget Looks at “Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward Together”
Forum Looks at Impact of Public Programs on Poverty in Lawrence
Effective programs that help families to make ends meet, like the Earned Income Tax Credit, SNAP, fuel assistance, school lunches, Head Start, and Social Security cut the number of people in Massachusetts living in poverty by almost half and reduce the number of children living in poverty by more than half, according to a new report on poverty called “Obstacles on the Road to Opportunity: Finding a Way Forward Together.” The report was commissioned by the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) and written by Nancy Wagman, Kids Count Director of the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center (MassBudget).
Panel analyzes ways to increase opportunities through wages and social programs
As reported by Jordan Frias, Spare Change News:
A report outlining the effects of social programs and removing barriers for low-income individuals and families was discussed at a recent panel discussion hosted by Action for Boston Community Development in Dorchester.