Poverty Dispatch - January 28, 2008

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Today's Topics in the News:

• Food Stamp Program - Iowa
• Oklahoma Kids Count Report
• Report: Well-being of Minority Children
• Insure Missouri Program
• Working Families and Health Care - West Virginia
• Aging Homeless Population - Dallas, TX
• Green Homeless Shelter - Oakland, CA
• Post-Katrina Housing - New Orleans, LA
• Home Foreclosures and Renters - Kansas City
• Tax Refund Anticipation Loans
• Payday Lending Legislation - Idaho
• Schools and Segregation

Today's Articles:

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Food Stamp Program - Iowa

Families using food stamps rises in Iowa. (IOWA) Read Article
By David Pitt (Associated Press), Houston Chronicle. January 25, 2008.
 

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Oklahoma Kids Count Report

Welfare of teens, children shows decline in some areas. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Jeff Raymond, The Oklahoman. January 24, 2008.
 

State showing progress, failures, kids' report says. (OKLAHOMA) Read Article
By Larry Levy and Randy Ellis, The Oklahoman. January 25, 2008.
 

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Report: Well-being of Minority Children

Report: Black, Hispanic children making gains. Read Article
By Wendy Koch, USA Today. January 27, 2008.
 

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Insure Missouri Program

Working poor are target of program. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Ann Pierceall, Quincy Herald-Whig. January 27, 2008.
 

Blunt’s health insurance plan widely criticized. (MISSOURI) Read Article
By Randy McConnell, Columbia Business Times. January 25, 2008.
 

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Working Families and Health Care - West Virginia

The insurance gap. (WEST VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Eric Eyre, Charleston Gazette. January 28, 2008.
 

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Aging Homeless Population - Dallas, TX

Dallas-area shelters struggle to serve aging homeless population. (DALLAS, TX) Read Article
By Kim Horner, Dallas Morning News. January 27, 2008.
 

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Green Homeless Shelter - Oakland, CA

A shelter is built green, to heal inside and out. (OAKLAND, CA) Read Article
By Carol Pogash, New York Times. January 28, 2008.
 

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Post-Katrina Housing - New Orleans, LA

So many places to live, but so far out of reach. (NEW ORLEANS, LA) Read Article
By Leslie Eaton, New York Times. January 27, 2008.
 

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Home Foreclosures and Renters - Kansas City

Renters get caught in mortgage crunch. (KANSAS CITY) Read Article
By Paul Wenske, Kansas City Star. January 27, 2008.
 

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Tax Refund Anticipation Loans

Tax refund loans can be pricey. Read Article
By Sheryl Harris, Sun Herald. January 27, 2008.
 

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Payday Lending Legislation - Idaho

Poverty often worsened by payday loans. (IDAHO) Read Article
By David Gunter, Bonner County Daily Bee. January 25, 2008.
 

Lure of fast cash leads to triple-digit interest loans. (IDAHO) Read Article
By David Gunter, Bonner County Daily Bee. January 26, 2008.
 

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Schools and Segregation

Resegregation of U.S. schools deepening. Read Article
By Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. January 25, 2008.
 

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