The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and analysis on women and poverty. Spotlight is the go-to site for news and ideas about fighting poverty.
Here’s this week’s news:
• A New York Times article mentions a study that concludes that adolescent children of low-income single mothers who endured unemployment had an increased chance of dropping out of school and showed declines in emotional well-being.
• The Chicago Tribune profiles Afrika Porter-Ollarvia, a Chicago-area woman who offers “sidewalk counseling sessions” and mentoring to local low-income black and Latino teenage girls.
• The Kansas City Star reports on a donation drive to collect diapers for needy families who cannot purchase them with food stamps or through the WIC program.
• Sonja Taylor tells the New York Times that over-enrollment prevented her from attending community college, which is traditionally an affordable path to higher education for low-income students.
For daily updates and links to past articles, check out “Women and Poverty.” It’s a new section of the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity site with a comprehensive collection of recent news and analysis on women and poverty.
Along with these daily updates, continue to visit Washington Area Women’s Foundation for our weekly rundown of the top news stories on women and poverty every Friday.
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The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity team
