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"When so many families are struggling financially, it is needed more than ever. Head Start doesn't just provide early education. It is much more comprehensive. Created during the Lyndon Johnson administration as an anti-poverty program, Head Start connects children with services including medical and dental care."

"Many low-income black parents, especially uneducated single mothers, are unprepared to effectively teach their children. To be effective, parents must spend what experts call "quality time" with their children."

"The government does not track filers' demographic data. But Linfield said the groups that have historically been most affected are low-income consumers without college degrees. They still account for the largest share of bankruptcy petitioners: Linfield's research found about 38 percent of debtors make less than $20,000 and about a third have only a high school diploma."

"Although for-profit colleges, which typically serve low-income students, enroll only about 10 percent of the nation's undergraduates, Mr. Kvaal said, their students made up 150,000, or almost half, of the defaults"

"Nationally, about 70 percent of students enroll in college right after graduation, the report found, and about 54 percent of students from low-income families do. The city school system appears to be grappling with where to place more emphasis in guidance counseling..."

"Scharmen has mapped the rise in obesity in Albuquerque Public School children, showing, as is true in other parts of the country, schools serving impoverished children have the highest rates of obesity in Albuquerque."

"I hope Perry's idea will snowball into creative ways to cut costs while not cutting quality. We have got to figure out a way to make a higher education more affordable. If we don't, it just won't be low-income students we are pricing out."

"Thanks to a $2,000 grant from the state, the market matches every SNAP dollar up to $25, letting low-income families double the amount of locally produced goods that they can obtain with their benefit."

"The Berkshire County Sheriff's Office has signed on to a national program aimed at improving relationships and communications skills between fathers and at-risk children."

"Two Manitowoc County schools are among 116 schools in Wisconsin receiving recognition for their success in educating students from low-income families."

"For the fifth graders at St. James School in North Philadelphia, Wednesday was a day of firsts.First day of class for the first students at the city's first Episcopal middle school for low-income children."

"In addition, Delta Dental will contribute another $50,000 to each dentist for a total of $100,000 in loan repayment funds. The recipients also must provide dental care to under-served populations in their communities including Medicaid, disabled, elderly, nursing home residents, refugees and the homeless."