poverty
A Minnesota Without Poverty--Enough for All Summer Benefit Concert
We believe there is enough for all to have enough, if we all do our part. Because there are almost 600,000 Minnesotans experiencing poverty, we all need to do our part to end poverty in Minnesota by 2020.
Farming programs help immigrants get out of poverty
He was born in mountainous Cambodia and dreamed of owning a farm. She was born to the far-reaching plains of the Midwest and flourished in an urban setting of coffee shops and poetry readings.MORE »
OPINION | Food deserts
I wasn’t surprised to learn that Saint Paul’s East Side lies within a food desert. I was surprised to learn that Walnut Grove, Minnesota, my home town, does too. In fact, so does much of southwestern Minnesota, home to some of Minnesota’s highest corn producing counties.MORE »
Talking About Poverty and Unemployment
What if you were suddenly unemployed? --diagnosed with a serious illness that insurance didn’t cover? --or unexpectedly became a single parent? Where would you go? What would you do?
Identifying who's poor in Minnesota and why
Angela Baerthel wants off of public assistance, but that’s proved difficult. She was laid off her job in 2010 and even a small business effort hasn’t worked out. “I don’t want my kids to be on welfare,’’ she says.MORE »
St. Paul conference ponders provocative questions about poverty
Here’s a thought for pondering as we travel through our days: Do we consciously or unconsciously choose paths that take us away from the very sight of the poor in our communities?
And if they’re out of sight, are they out of mind? And if the poor are out of mind, where is the will to end poverty?MORE »
What set Franson off? A brief look at Daudt's HF2080 (and an action against hunger)
It's interesting to observe that amid the furor over Mary Franson's nasty, internet-spawned "ironic" comparison of feeding poor people with food stamps with feeding wild animals in national parks,there's beeMORE »
What's the official definition of being poor in America?
Recently issued federal poverty guidelines establish the 2012 definition of poverty in America.
Bottom line, it’s easier this year than last for families to qualify as poor and thus be eligible for state and federal government assistance programs, at least from the standpoint of income.MORE »
We "deserve" better, Minnesota
How we think of poverty and homelessness as American social problems has certainly ebbed and flowed throughout the last 200 years.MORE »
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