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Atlanta Ranks Fifth for Children Living in High Poverty Areas

The number of Georgia children living in concentrated poverty is at a 40-year high. But the problem is even worse in downtown Atlanta. The city ranks fifth in the country for having the most kids...

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Metro Atlanta Bucking National Trend Showing Growing Pockets of Poverty

There are growing pockets of poverty across the country, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. The study attributes the trend in part to an influx of low-skill, low-wage immigrants to...

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Emory University Professor Michael Leo Owens On U.S. Poverty Rate

America’s overall poverty rate is essentially unchanged than from two years ago. That’s according to a new report from the United States Census Bureau. However, the southern region of the country...

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U.S. Census Bureau: Georgia among states with highest percentage of people...

From 2010 to 2011,  138,000 more Georgians fell into poverty.This week, the United States Census Bureau released data broken down by states.It shows Georgia is among the states with the largest...

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Atlanta Suburbs See Alarming Rise in Poverty, Study Finds

Suburbs are becoming home to more and more of our nation’s poor.A Brookings Institution study released Monday finds nowhere is that trend more evident than in metro Atlanta.As a whole, researchers...

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Summer Food Programs Crucial to Georgia Kids

School is out.And while that may mean sun filled days of playing and enjoying the summer break, for many Georgia kids and their families it also means facing hardships when it comes to meals.WABE’s...

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Cycle of Debt and Poverty Illuminated in Agee’s “Cotton Tenants”

In 1936, journalist James Agee and photographer Walker Evans traveled to rural Alabama to document the lives of impoverished sharecropper families for Fortune Magazine. Their collaboration resulted in...

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Report Ranks Georgia in Bottom 10 for Child Well-Being

Georgia has again dropped back into the bottom of U.S. states for child well-being. A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows the state fell six spots to 43rd in the nation. According to...

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Atlanta Ranks Among Lowest in Income Mobility; Mayor Reed Reacts

When it comes to rising out of poverty, where you live really matters. That’s according to a new study on income mobility.The odds are especially low here in metro Atlanta.If you live in the bottom...

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Report:The First Eight Years Crucial For Child Development

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation is sounding an alarm that the nation is failing to adequately invest in newborns through the age of eight.The report is called The First Eight Years:...

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A Mixed Report on Georgians' Health

A national report out Wednesday ranks Georgia the 38th healthiest state. That’s one spot better than Georgia fared in last year’s America’s Health Rankings report.It considered 30 different health...

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Report: Poverty Increasing Despite Improving Georgia Economy

A new report says Georgia’s economy is improving, but the number of people living in poverty is actually increasing. According to a Georgia Budget and Policy Institute report, Georgia is currently...

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Bernice King Addresses the War on Poverty

 Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson declared a nationwide war on poverty.The head of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change says the nation, and Georgia,...

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Suburban Poverty in Atlanta: A Conversation with Rebecca Burns

When many of us think of Cobb County, we think of the quintessential suburb: a place where middle-class families can find affordable housing and a good education for their children.But between the...

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100 Profiles of Poverty in Pictures

About one in five Georgians lives in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.But what does poverty look like?    

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PAGE Addresses Poverty in Schools

Summer usually means time off for students and teachers. But teachers across the state were in Dunwoody Friday to address the issue of poverty in schools.It’s no surprise to most teachers that students...

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