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Here’s this week’s news:
- In an interview with the Washington Post, Secretary of Labor Linda Solis states that many minimum-wage workers are single mothers, and that they cannot fairly be expected to raise a family on the federal minimum wage.
- A USA Today article discussing the critical role of a pregnant mother’s health in her child’s development highlights a Washington, D.C. clinic for healthy births with a clientele including a number of low-income mothers-to-be.
- The New York Times interviews several low-income women who will be benefitting from an increase in New York State welfare benefits.
- In a piece profiling a program offering college experience to the homeless, the New York Times profiles several homeless single mothers juggling class and child care.
- In its coverage of cuts to summer school programs, the New York Times interviews several low-income girls who will be losing summer classes as well as their mothers, who are concerned that their children are losing enriching programs.
- In an article detailing summer school feeding programs, the Washington Post notes the benefits to a low-income girl and the relief experienced by her mother.
- The Macon Telegraph reports on a woman whose house, which also is home to her 97-year-old mother, will be insulated by stimulus weatherization funds for low-income and disabled homeowners.
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The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity Team
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity is a foundation-led, non-partisan initiative aimed at ensuring that our political leaders take significant actions to reduce poverty and increase opportunity in the United States. We bring together diverse perspectives from the political, policy, advocacy and foundation communities to engage in an ongoing dialogue focused on finding genuine solutions to the economic hardship confronting millions of Americans.
