Poverty

In the richest nation in the world, where there seems to be "plenty to go around" and excesses are a part of daily life, it is hard to believe that so many people in the United States are struggling with poverty, hunger and homelessness.

The following organizations and government agencies have information concerned with the issues of poverty:

Coalition on Human Needs	Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
The Heritage Foundation	Children's Defense Fund
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research	The Brookings Institution
Cato Institute	The Center for Law and Social Policy
Center of Concern	Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Institute for Food and Development Policy	Institute for Research on Poverty
National Alliance to End Homelessness	National Center for Children in Poverty
Urban Institute	The Welfare Information Network
Poverty and Race Research Action Council	National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness
United States Department of Health and Human Services	National Anti-Poverty Commission

The following pamphlets are available in the library for checkout:

Is Poverty A Serious Problem?
Can People Work Their Way Out Of Poverty?
What Are The Causes Of Poverty?
How Can People Be Helped?

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Last Updated March 16, 2004
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