Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity

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Tees with a message (The Boston Globe, March 11, 2010) » Calif. library reaches out to homeless patrons (The Boston Globe, March 7, 2010) » ‘Poor for a day’ simulates area’s challenges (The Bradenton Herald, March 4, 2010) » More Ideas In Action

The New York Times, March 14, 2010: Taking a Look at Poverty From an Affluent Suburb » The New York Times, March 14, 2010: The Obesity-Hunger Paradox » The New York Times, March 12, 2010: A Move to Protect Low-Wage Workers » More Issues in the News

Exclusive commentary: current and former elected officials discuss TANF » The Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program: Spurring Business Ingenuity to Create Sustainable Solutions, By Barbara Dyer, President & CEO, The Hitachi Foundation » Hunger a Problem in Every Pocket of America, By Jim Weill, President, Food Research and Action Center » More Exclusive Commentary

The Coalition on Human Needs touts new budget's focus on children and the poor » George Gund Foundation announces new documentary » More Foundation News

April 11-14: Conference and Lobby Day to Focus on Low-Income Housing (Washington, D.C.) » May 13-14: Northwest Area Foundation Conference to Examine Innovative Strategies to Reduce Poverty (Portland, OR) » More Events

Measures to Gauge Poverty Inch Forward » State Poverty Commissioners Ask for Change in Federal Poverty Measure » More Out of the Spotlight