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Helping babies deal with toxic stress

by Marketplace Contributor
Mar 29, 2016
A new approach supports parents, lessening toxic stress on a baby's brain.
Rebecca Schrag Hershberg is a doctor and clinical psychologist specializing in early childhood development. Her own son is three months old. She says that when a baby suffers from toxic stress, certain parts of the brain can end up underdeveloped.
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Where to turn when there's nowhere to turn

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2016
There are limited options for many people when hit with an unexpected expense.
The LIFT program in Los Angeles has a pilot program to provide small emergency grants to members facing unexpected financial emergencies.
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Fighting poverty and opiate addiction in rural communities

by Marketplace Contributor
Feb 24, 2016
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on battling poverty, and all that comes with it.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on battling poverty, and all that comes with it.
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Fighting poverty one house at a time

by Caitlin Esch
Feb 8, 2016
In South Carolina, a non-profit wants to use a federal zone to spur development.
Allendale County Alive's Wilbur Cave in front of a dilapidated house in Fairfax, SC. Cave's organization bought 14 homes in similar disrepair and renovated and rented them out to low-income families.
Caitlin Esch/Marketplace
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House Speaker Paul Ryan's "Opportunuity Grant" idea

by Andy Uhler
Jan 8, 2016
On Saturday, many Republican presidential candidates will attend a poverty forum.
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American Futures

Economic hardship in Columbus, Mississippi

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 18, 2015
A look at how Columbus' economy is faring as part of our 'American Futures' series.
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Low-income households shying away from mortgages

by Dina Gachman
Nov 5, 2015
NY Fed briefing reveals that low-income residents have a large segment of “discouraged borrowers.”
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Princeton economist awarded 2015 Nobel prize

by Noel King
Oct 12, 2015
Scottish-born Angus Deaton is known as a fierce critic of how poverty is measured.
"There are still 700 million people who are poor," Princeton economist Angus Deaton said at a press conference after his Nobel Prize was announced Monday.
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World Bank rethinks poverty measure

by Noel King
Oct 1, 2015
The benchmark of $1.25 a day is expected to raise to $1.90.
The benchmark of $1.25 a day is expected to raise to $1.90.
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Federal poverty measure unchanged from last year

by Noel King
Sep 16, 2015
U.S. Census reports the median income rate also remained the same from last year.
Low-income families select free bread and produce at the Community Food Bank of New Jersey last month. The food bank has seen an 11 percent increase in distribution in Atlantic County since four major Atlantic City casinos closed in 2014.
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