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:
- The Washington Times reports on the opening of Planned Parenthood’s controversial new clinic at the intersection of four low-income Hispanic and black neighborhoods in Houston.
- The Miami Herald discusses how Homestead charity provides strollers, pampers, and emotional support to single moms.
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An Investors Business Daily profile of Coretta Scott King lauds her work on poverty and other social problems.
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A low-income Atlanta woman tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that weatherization funds from the stimulus have kept her house warm.
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. To learn more about Spotlight visit www.spotlightonpoverty.org To sign up for our weekly updates with the latest news, opinion and research from around the country, click here.
The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity Team
