The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity. This week: How the VA is helping women veterans confront issues like sexual trauma and homelessness…. Plus, support systems for young mothers.
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Here’s this week’s news:
· Kiana Miles, a 19-year-old single mother, and Elana Williams, 24 and recently homeless, tell the New York Times that they just finished a second week of work thanks to the newly initiated “Put Illinois to Work” program.
· The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports on the success of the “Healthy Babies Healthy Ladies” program, which was initiated to decrease infant mortality rates by offering free prenatal care to women who are impoverished or have been affected by domestic violence or substance abuse.
· According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Veterans Administration is creating new gender-specific facilities that will cater to female veterans, helping them confront issues of military sexual trauma and homelessness.
· The Kansas City Star profiles Anita, a young mother with no family who was given a support system by the Olathe’s Mother to Mother Ministry, which helps pregnant women who live in poverty or have been abused.
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