North Carolina Community College Head Aims To Fight Poverty
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON The incoming president of North Carolina’s community college...
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UN Chief Warns Global Leaders: The World Is in ‘Great Peril’
Written by EDITH M. LEDERER In an alarming assessment, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Read MoreExtreme Poverty Rises and a Generation Sees Future Slip Away
As a domestic worker, Amsale Hailemariam knew from the inside out the luxury villas that had grown up around her simple shelter of raw metal and plastic sheeting. And in them, she saw how her country, Ethiopia, had transformed....
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One on One: North Carolina’s Old Testament Prophet
While I have been traveling up and down North Carolina’s roads in search of local eateries, UNC...
Read MoreUNC Study: Early Childhood Education Can Mitigate Effects Of Poverty
Researchers say an early childhood education program called Educare can have a strong positive impact.
Read MorePresident’s New Proposal Could Help Orange County Kids
President Obama announced Wednesday he plans for ask Congress for $12 billion over the next ten years to help feed school kids during the summer. For low-income families, a free or reduced-price lunch is 5 meals a week for a...
Read MoreOrange County Is Wealthy, But Poverty Still Widespread
Orange County’s poverty rate is declining by some measures – but not by others.
Read MoreNorth Carolina Ranks Low For Child Welfare
Laila Bell, director of research and data at NC Child, says North Carolina’s modest economic recovery is doing little to help those who need the most.
Read MorePoverty Research Fund Rises From Defunct UNC Center
The Poverty Research Fund has risen from the ashes of the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity.
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Census Report: Off-Campus Students Inflate Local Poverty Rates
A recent report finds Chapel Hill’s poverty rate is cut in half once off-campus students are taken out of the equation.
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