Poverty, compounded, By Gillian B. White, April 16, 2016, The Atlantic: “It’s true that poverty affects people of all races, genders, and nationalities, but it’s also true that poverty—especially deep, persistent, intergenerational poverty—plagues some groups more than others. That’s because poverty isn’t just a matter of making too little money to pay the bills or living in a bad neighborhood—it’s about a series of circumstances and challenges that build upon each other, making it difficult to create stability and build wealth…”
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Intergenerational Poverty – Utah
Modest gains highlight Utah program to break intergenerational poverty, By Christopher Smart, October 1, 2015, Salt Lake Tribune: “Children are the key to breaking the chain of poverty that keeps families in economic distress for one generation after another. Youngsters who are afforded safe environments, good nutrition and early education in preschool and kindergarten are better equipped to learn as they enter elementary school and more likely to graduate high school and pursue advanced training. That is at the crux of what the Utah Intergenerational Welfare Reform Commission set out to do four years ago: find solutions to the plague of poverty handed down from parent to child and so on over decades…”
Intergenerational Poverty
- Report: Kids helped when parents have opportunities, By Ursula Watson, November 12, 2014, Detroit News: “Lawmakers should pass measures that help parents gain education and job training to improve the lives of Michigan’s youngsters living in poverty, a child welfare group says. ‘When you have children, it is very difficult to negotiate going back to school,’ said Jane Zehnder-Merrell, project director of Kids Count in Michigan. ‘We haven’t made it very easy. You used to be able to work your way up, but that’s certainly no longer the case.’ The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s report released Wednesday, Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach, suggests legislation requiring employers to give workers their schedules at least two weeks in advance, making it easier to take classes. It also suggests family and sick time laws, restoring financial aid to older adults attending public universities and improving child care subsidies for working families with low incomes…”
- Disrupting cycles of poverty requires 2-generation approach, group says, By Marjorie Cortez, November 11, 2014, Deseret News: “National advocates for child well-being say disrupting intergenerational poverty requires a two-generation approach. ‘For too long, our approach to poverty has focused separately on children and adults instead of their inter-related needs,’ said Patrick McCarthy, president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Voices for Utah Children, a Salt Lake child advocacy organization, will release a national report Wednesday that includes recommendations on policies, practices and programs to help children and families move out of poverty. The report, authored by the Casey Foundation, will include Utah-specific recommendations…”