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 are the holiday week’s top stories on women and poverty. The round-up will normally appear on Fridays:
• In an Op-Ed for the San Francisco Chronicle, a sociologist argues that the abortion debate must recognize the connection between poverty and abortion.
• The Sacramento Bee reports on two low-income counties with low rates of mothers seeking prenatal care.
• The Buffalo News says that legislators must ensure WIC benefits for local mothers and their children.
• Teen mothers are struggling to get by, according to the Salem Statesman-Journal.
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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.
