Poverty Dispatch - February 18, 2008

IRP compiles and distributes Poverty Dispatches, links to Web-based news items dealing with poverty, welfare reform, and related topics twice a week. Each Dispatch lists links to current news in popular print media. Persons wishing to receive Poverty Dispatches by e-mail should send a request to rsnell@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Food Stamp Program Enrollment - Ohio, Alabama, Virginia
• Participation in Welfare Programs - Ohio, Duluth, MN
• Increased Need for Social Services - Long Island, NY
• Homelessness and Housing First
• Services for Homeless School Children - Florida, Hawaii
• Violence Against the Homeless
• Prisoner Re-entry Programs
• Post-hurricane Emergency Housing - Gulf Coast
• Low-income Students and Access to High-performing Schools - Colorado
• Student Achievement and School Turnarounds - Chicago, IL
• Type of Health Insurance and Cancer Diagnosis

Today's Articles:

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Food Stamp Program Enrollment - Ohio, Alabama, Virginia

Food stamp use soars in suburbs. (OHIO) Read Article
By Robert L. Smith, Cleveland Plain Dealer. February 15, 2008.
 

Alabama pushes for more poor to take advantage of food stamps. (ALABAMA) Read Article
By Lisa Osburn, Birmingham News. February 18, 2008.
 

More residents seek food assistance. (VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Jon Cawley, Newport News Daily Press. February 18, 2008.
 

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Participation in Welfare Programs - Ohio, Duluth, MN

Area welfare rolls drop. (OHIO) Read Article
By David W. Jones, News-Herald. February 18, 2008.
 

Breaking down the welfare magnet myth. (DULUTH, MN) Read Article
By Brandon Stahl, Duluth News Tribune. February 17, 2008.
 

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Increased Need for Social Services - Long Island, NY

As LI economy slides, the newly poor seek assistance. (LONG ISLAND, NY) Read Article
By Michael Amon, Newsday. February 16, 2008.
 

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Homelessness and Housing First

Turning homelessness on its ear. (TULSA, OK) Read Article
By Michael Overall, Tulsa World. February 15, 2008.
 

A promising way to fight homelessness. (GRAND FORKS, ND) Read Article
Editorial, Grand Forks Herald. February 17, 2008.
 

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Services for Homeless School Children - Florida, Hawaii

Homeless children a growing issue. (FLORIDA) Read Article
By TaMaryn Waters, Tallahassee Democrat. February 17, 2008.
 

DOE ordered to improve its service to homeless students. (HAWAII) Read Article
By Loren Moreno, Honolulu Advertiser. February 15, 2008.
 

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Violence Against the Homeless

Attacks on the homeless rise, with youths mostly to blame. Read Article
By Amy Green, New York Times. February 15, 2008.
 

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Prisoner Re-entry Programs

Determined to find a new beginning. Read Article
By Joseph P. Fried, New York Times. February 17, 2008.
 

Study: Social services help inmates. Read Article
By Karamagi Rujumba, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. February 13, 2008.
 

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Post-hurricane Emergency Housing - Gulf Coast

FEMA vows new effort on trailers posing risk. Read Article
By Leslie Eaton, New York Times. February 15, 2008.
 

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Low-income Students and Access to High-performing Schools - Colorado

Travel gap found with top schools. (COLORADO) Read Article
By Nancy Mitchell, Rocky Mountain News. February 18, 2008.
 

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Student Achievement and School Turnarounds - Chicago, IL

Chicago looks to 'turnarounds' to lift failing schools. (CHICAGO, IL) Read Article
By Amanda Paulson, Christian Science Monitor. February 15, 2008.
 

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Type of Health Insurance and Cancer Diagnosis

Study finds cancer diagnosis linked to insurance. Read Article
By Kevin Sack, New York Times. February 18, 2008.
 

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