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 New York Times profiles Sheila Salmon, a volunteer at the Women’s Health Project Treatment and Research Center who has helped women like Deborah Dahl recover from abusive relationships and depression.
• Denise Wintz tells the New York Times about her struggle out of poverty after being laid off.
• The Ventura County Star interviews several homeless women, including Christina Smith and Andrea Houchin, who have children living with them in shelters.
• Isabel Bermudez, who grew up in meager surroundings in a Bronx housing project but earned a six-figure income, now survives solely on food stamps after losing everything to the housing bust, according to the Boston Globe.
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
