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“Why is there so much poverty in America, and what can we do about?” Last spring, Matthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” retooled a large lecture course he had been teaching, to coincide with the publication of his latest book, “Poverty, by America.” The new seminar
Soraya Ali witnessed the suffering of children in Gaza earlier this month (Image: Save the Children) On my first day in Rafah, Gaza, my colleague Hawa’s mother had a stroke. With no ambulance available, her mother was driven to a partially functioning hospital. She died two days later. “The sadness from this war killed her,”
Layla Jackson never returned to her mother. The cheerful, observant 17-month-old was murdered by her foster father in 2018. Latasha Bacon said child protection workers should not have removed her daughter from her care after the girl returned from a babysitter’s with a broken leg. Bacon, who is Black and Native American, is part of
ABUJA, NIGERIA, April 19, 2024 — In a significant move to advance the rights and welfare of children in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Nigerian Guild of Editors, and the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This partnership aims to leverage media’s influential power to
Project NOW held its second-annual “Rooting out Poverty” Conference Thursday, urging communities to “chart a new course” and explore innovative ideas to end poverty. “What if I told you that poverty is unacceptable?,” said Dwight Ford, executive director of Project NOW. “Let’s get to work and roll up our sleeves … If the Quad-Cities starts
A new report contends that two-thirds of kids in California foster care’s system have never met with their legal counsel outside of court, but critics call the data and conclusions flawed. By Jeremy Loudenback Attorneys represent tens of thousands of California foster children, but the results of a new survey reveal many still feel left
TOPEKA — Following a years-long clash over who should oversee the state’s child welfare system — a battle that took on new urgency with the death of a Topeka 5-year-old in October — lawmakers sent a bill creating an independent office to the governor. Senate Bill 115 would establish the Office of the Child Advocate
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