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"Glenda then heard of Journeys of Hope. Based in Salem, the nonprofit is filling the gap by serving homeless, and those at-risk of becoming homeless, between ages 18 and 23. Glenda was sharing her story during an assembly at Beverly High School, organized by five members of Distributive Education Club of America, a network that helps prepare students in high schools and colleges to become leaders in marketing, finance, hospitality, and management. The Beverly group has chosen Journeys of Hope as its community service project."

"Seniors are now the most financially comfortable people in the United States, with the steadiest cash flow and the lowest poverty rates. Meanwhile, child poverty is deepening and adults under 65 are the poorest they've been in about 50 years."

"Funding for special needs and poor students appears to be most in jeopardy if the nation plunges over the so-called fiscal cliff' - a mix of draconian spending cuts and tax hikes that experts say could push the economy back into a recession."

"Too many of America's children aren't worried about the cost of higher education because they can't even imagine attending college in the first place. To improve educational access, students from low-income communities need the same mentoring, leadership opportunities, and support through the college application process as their higher-income peers. Strategic partnerships between K-12 schools and local colleges are a key part of this exposure."

"She and dozens of other Sylmar students, graduates and volunteers packed a classroom for the event hosted by College Summit, a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing the number of low-income students who go to college."

"Homelessness comes in a variety of forms, including kids living from couch to couch, staying with relatives, sleeping in cars, in shelters or on the street. Once the students are identified, the center ensures they get free breakfasts and lunches at school, help finding a place to live, transportation to the same school from wherever that new home may be and other resources."

"The free clinic is new territory for Senior Mobile Dental, which began offering basic dental services, such as cleanings and screenings, in 2007. Most of its work has taken place at local nursing homes, treating a population that is not mobile and often difficult to roust from familiar surroundings. It also operates a similar dental clinic at the Colorado Springs Senior Center, but patients are charged on a sliding scale."

"The AARP Foundation is partnering with the Internal Revenue Service to provide free help to low-income taxpayers throughout the Southern Crescent. 'I think this is a great opportunity for us to reach out with AARP and support our low-income taxpayers with free tax assistance,' said IRS spokesman Mark Green."

"With so many older adults living alone and in poverty, some Clarksville- and- surrounding-area seniors will likely be struggling to make ends meet this holiday season. That's why the area Home Instead Senior Care office has partnered with retailers and community organizations to help make sure isolated seniors receive gifts and companionship through the Be a Santa to a Senior' program."

"More than 80 percent of voucher recipients qualify for free and reduced-price lunches, a common measure of poverty. About half of the students are minorities, including 20 percent who are black and 19 percent Hispanic. Two-thirds live in urban areas, where many of Indiana's worst-performing public schools are located. In only the second year of the voucher program, more than 9,300 students have been given the freedom to attend schools of their choice. Indiana's is the fast-growing voucher system in the nation. But is it constitutional?"

"Homelessness among people 65 and older is projected to grow nationwide by 33 percent by 2020 and double by 2050, according to a 2010 report by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Older homeless people face a particular challenge: They tend to be beyond their employment years, and therefore less likely to find a way to support themselves."

"The number of homeless students in western Washington County remains relatively low compared to other areas, according to state figures. During last school year, 102 students in the Forest Grove School District --1.7 percent of the population --were homeless. This compared to roughly 3.6 percent of homeless students across the state, and much higher numbers in Portland and Beaverton."