Stories matching tag 'Poverty'
Parade-goers gather to celebrate advances in Civil Rights, while recognizing there's still a long way to go.
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The second in a series examining how a lack of parks, public transportation and usable sidewalks affects obesity in South L.A.
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South L.A.'s lack of local parks, limited public transportation and broken sidewalks contribute to the soaring rate of obesity.
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Congress is debating trillion of dollars in spending cuts to reduce the nation's deficit. But supporters of some of the programs slated for cuts say crossing a line off a budget can affect thousands of people. Officials with WIC, a nutrition program for low-income mothers and children, says they're worried they may have to institute a waiting list and turn some young recipients away.
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The census bureau released data today showing that nearly one in six californians have incomes below the poverty line and almost one in four children are living in poverty.
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All children can learn. But it takes some re-thinking of the how, what, where, when and whys.
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