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July 2011

HIV/AIDS Poverty Link Strongest in the South
"Nearly all U.S.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Steve Sternberg and Jack Gillum | Published Jul 11, 2011, Posted Jul 14, 2011
Three Charities to Merge to Help End Homelessness
"The new charity, Charlotte Family Housing, will focus on quickly getting homeless parents with minors off the streets and into transitional shelte
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Mark Price | Published Jun 30, 2011, Posted Jul 11, 2011
Housing Trust Fund Talking Points
"The North Carolina Housing Trust Fund (HTF) is able to finance home
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Housing Trust Fund | Posted Jul 11, 2011

June 2011

What's Affordable Housing Anyway?
"'The fact is that there is a demand in this community for affordable housing. There is a need for affordable housing.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Michaela Duckett | Posted Jun 27, 2011
Understanding and Working With Students and Adults From Poverty
"To understand and work with students and adults from generational poverty, a framework is needed.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Ruby Payne | Posted Jun 27, 2011
The High Cost of Poverty
Poverty 101: We'll start with the basics.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: DeNeen L Brown | Posted Jun 27, 2011
Documenting Poverty, Economic Distress
The poverty that so frequently accompanies educational deficiency marked our development as
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Z. Smith Reynold's Foundation | Posted Jun 27, 2011
National Energy Assistance Report
"NFFN members and supporters of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program have mounted an intense nation-wide lobbying
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: National Fuel Funds Network | Posted Jun 27, 2011
Should I Stay or Should I Go: Exploring the Effects of Housing Instability and Mobility on Children
"Remaining in the same neighborhood may provide a measure of stability, allowing children to stay enrolled in the same school and parents to contin
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Center for Housing Policy | Posted Jun 23, 2011
How to Prepare a Money Autobiography
Questions to consider about money.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Elizabeth O'Connor | Posted Jun 21, 2011
Hidden Rules of Class: Quiz
Test your knowledge of the hidden rules of class with this quiz (Also see "Could You Survive In...").
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: - | Posted Jun 20, 2011
Could You Survive In... Quiz
A quiz that questions the definition of every class- wealthy, middle, and impoverished.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: - | Published Jun 20, 2011, Posted Jun 20, 2011
Charity Remains Incomplete Without Justice
"Compassionate conservatives attempt to bring governmental resources to bear on such efforts in a way to encourage rather than nationalize them.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Stephen Baldwin | Published May 15, 2003, Posted Jun 20, 2011
CATS: Article
Two small articles featuring CATS and the now-retired CATS Trolley service.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Charlotte | Posted Jun 20, 2011
Beyond the Poverty Line: Article
"A new approach is needed, one that measures pverty through multiple factors such as housing, transportation, and regional economic differences."
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Rourke L O'Brien & David S Pedulla | Posted Jun 20, 2011
Affluenza- Quiz and Fact Sheet
Useful quiz exploring the depth and development of social divides.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Bullfrog Films | Published Jun 20, 2011, Posted Jun 20, 2011
The Poorest States in the US
"The Great Recession increased poverty in 31 of 50 U.S. states last year, according to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Huffington Post | Published Jun 20, 2011, Posted Jun 20, 2011
Consumer Rights and the Fight Against Poverty
"But poor people have consumer rights too - above all, to be consumers of the basic services which support dignity and independence, and to a healt
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Julian Edwards | Published Jun 20, 2011, Posted Jun 20, 2011
Social Serve: Website
A useful, Charlotte based website to which low-income families can look for advice on budgeting, loans, etc.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Social Serve | Published Jun 20, 2011, Posted Jun 20, 2011
Race, Poverty and the Aggressive Practices of Predatory Lenders: Article
"Predatory lending is, “a mismatch between the needs and capacity of the borrower.
Posted by Laura Marett, Crisis Assistance Ministry | Author: Michele N Miller | Posted Jun 20, 2011

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