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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

Men’s Employment Programs

Let them work: Men’s work programs give families and communities a leg up, By Mercedes White, May 5, 2013, Deseret News: “During the 40-minute commute to his job at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 28-year-old Greg Walton often takes time to reflect on his blessings. As he drives through the heart of Boston, across the Charles River and into Cambridge, Mass., he marvels at his fortune: a beautiful wife, a healthy 19-month-old son, a home and a good job. It’s an impressive result for a kid who came into the world with the odds stacked against him…”