City of Los Angeles to donate leftover food to local food banks
According to a recent study from the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, nearly 1 in 10 Angelenos receive food assistance from programs designed to feed the hungry. With the difficult economic outlook...
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22% of children live in poverty in Los Angeles County
More than one out of every five children in Los Angeles County is living in poverty, according to The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT Data Book. This year's study provides data from 2008...
View ArticleObama Urges Job Bill
Speaking in the White House Rose Garden on Monday, President Obama urged Congress to pass the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act. Watch the video of his address below. The bill is aimed at creating...
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Operation HOPE
Operation Hope is a nonprofit "social investment banking organization" that was founded by John Hope Bryant in the wake of the Los Angeles riots of 1992. The purpose of Operation HOPE is to tap into...
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U.S. Poverty Rate Jumps to Record Levels
The Census Bureau today released the 2009 figures on poverty. The statistics show that nation's official poverty rate rose from 13.2% in 2008 to 14.2% in 2009. This is the highest percentage of the...
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California's Seniors Need Twice the Federal Poverty Level to Avoid Poverty
A new study from UCLA’s Center for Public Health Policy Research released in September found that senior citizens in California need more than twice the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to cover the cost...
View ArticleL.A. Nonprofits Awarded ‘Promise Grants’ to Break Cycle of Poverty
The U.S. Department of Education announced the recipients of its Promise Neighborhoods planning grants for this year, including two L.A. area nonprofits. The Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission...
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Preying on Poor Students
The Watts Learning Center which focuses on low-income students in South Los Angeles, was burglarized on Spetmeber 15th. The perpetrators made off with cell phones, projectors, and 32 computers. The...
View ArticleWelfare for U.S.-Born Children of Illegal Immigrants Grows
U.S. citizens born to illegal immigrants received $52 million in welfare payments in Los Angeles County in July, a $3.7 million increase over the same period last year. The Department of Public Social...
View ArticleInteractive U.S. Poverty Map
As previously discussed here, the most recent U.S. Census data show that the poverty rate rose from 13.2 to 14.3 percent over the year before. This means that one in seven Americans is now living in...
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National Poverty Awareness Month: A sobering start for 2011
January marks the is National Poverty Awareness Month according to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD). CCHD has produced a number of public service announcements as well as a short...
View ArticleSPENT - Can you survive a month of poverty?
SPENT is an immersive online game that challenges players to get through a month living on the margins of homelessness. The game, developed for Urban Ministries of Durham, has players respond to a...
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