United States

A neighborhood of concentrated poverty in Baltimore. Photo: Linda Davidson/Washington Post

The vast majority of poor neighborhoods aren’t gentrifying. They’re stuck in poverty.

by Emily Badger Washington Post December 5, 2014

Despite their ubiquity in the media, gentrifying neighborhoods that evolve over time from low-income to well-off are quite rare. It is far, far more common that once-poor neighborhoods stay that way over time — or, worse, that they grow poorer....

Unsteady incomes keep millions behind on bills. Nearly seven million people working part time would prefer full-time jobs but can’t find them

by Patricia Cohen New York Times December 3, 2014

ALEXANDRIA, Ky. — The bills arrive as regularly as a heartbeat at the Vories’s cozy bi-level brick house just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. It’s the paychecks that are irregular....

Food assistance needs remain high

by Brynne Keith-Jennings Center on Budget and Policy Priorities November 24, 2014

As many Americans prepare to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner, millions in this country still have trouble affording enough to eat. Moreover, poverty and food insecurity, or the share of households with difficulty affording adequate food, remain well above...

Why wage growth disparity tells the story of America’s half-formed economic recovery

by Chico Harlan Washington Post November 21, 2014

WILMINGTON, Del. — Thomas Gray says he was fortunate coming out of the recession: He took a job in one of the nation’s fastest-growing industries, food services, preparing meals for 500 students in a Head Start cafeteria....

Child homelessness in U.S. hit all-time high in recent years, new report says

by Crary and Lisa Leff Washington Post November 17, 2014

SAN FRANCISCO — The number of homeless children in the United States has surged in recent years to an all-time high, amounting to one child in every 30, according to a comprehensive state-by-state report...

This long-abandoned lot in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago was once home to a bustling business district. Now Whole Foods is planning to build a store here. Photo: Warren Skalski/Washington Post

Why Whole Foods is moving into one of the poorest neighborhoods in Chicago

by Emily Badger Washington Post November 14, 2014

CHICAGO—The center of Englewood has been vacant for so long that many people in the neighborhood can’t quite recall when it became that way. Thirty years ago? Forty? It was after blockbusting began on the South Side, after white flight was well u...

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  • For the past 50 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
    • Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
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    • Facilitate communication and networking among those who are working for solutions
    • Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.