The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity. This week: Budget cuts will close family planning centers in one state. And resources for women who become the sole caretakers of special needs children.
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Here’s this week’s news:
·New Jersey’s family planning health centers, such as Planned Parenthood, will lay-off staff and close centers after Gov.Chris Christie vetoed a bill to restore $7.5 million for women’s health services, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
·The Cincinnati Enquirer interviews Elizabeth Martin, who sought help from Butler County job and family services after a divorce left her as the sole provider for her special needs child.
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