Poverty Dispatch - April 6, 2009

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 irppubs@ssc.wisc.edu.

Today's Topics in the News:

• Joblessness and Unemployment
• Homelessness and Housing
• Kids Count Report - Rhode Island
• Poverty, Stress, and Children's Brain Development
• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Montana
• Child Care Subsidies - Michigan
• Increasing Need for Assistance Programs - New York
• Economic Stimulus and Energy Efficiency Projects
• States and Economic Stimulus Aid
• Public Defenders and Caseloads - New York

Today's Articles:

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Joblessness and Unemployment

663,000 jobs lost in March; Total tops 5 million. Read Article
By Peter S. Goodman and Jack Healy, New York Times. April 3, 2009.
 

Unemployment soars to 8.5 pct.; 13 million jobless. Read Article
By Jeannine Aversa (Associated Press), Washington Post. April 4, 2009.
 

Recession outlasts even extended jobless benefits. Read Article
By Christopher S. Rugaber (Associated Press), Washington Post. April 5, 2009.
 

Unemployment rising. (Editorial) Read Article
Editorial, New York Times. April 4, 2009.
 

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Homelessness and Housing

Homelessness up as families on the edge lose hold. Read Article
By Wendy Koch, USA Today. April 5, 2009.
 

Schools are reporting more homeless students this year. (VIRGINIA) Read Article
By Cathy Grimes, Daily Press. April 6, 2009.
 

When joblessness becomes homelessness. Read Article
Time Magazine. April 6, 2009.
 

As economy worsens, tenants squeeze in. (NEVADA) Read Article
By Timothy Pratt, Las Vegas Sun. April 6, 2009.
 

City facilities overwhelmed by worst cases. (PHILADELPHIA, PA) Read Article
By Jennifer Lin, Philadelphia Inquirer. April 5, 2009.
 

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Kids Count Report - Rhode Island

Holes getting bigger in Rhode Island’s safety net for children. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
By Jennifer D. Jordan, Providence Journal. April 6, 2009.
 

Report: R.I. worst in nation in housing for low-income children. (RHODE ISLAND) Read Article
Providence Business News. April 6, 2009.
 

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Poverty, Stress, and Children's Brain Development

Research links poor kids' stress, brain impairment. Read Article
By Rob Stein, Washington Post. April 6, 2009.
 

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Grandparents Raising Grandchildren - Montana

Thousands of Montana grandparents are raising their kids' kids, and it isn't easy. (MONTANA) Read Article
By Stacy Byrne, Great Falls Tribune. April 5, 2009.
 

Grandparents raising grandkids: 'Everybody understands.' (MONTANA) Read Article
By Stacy Byrne, Great Falls Tribune. April 6, 2009.
 

Legislature considering a half-dozen grandparent bills. (MONTANA) Read Article
By Stacy Byrne, Great Falls Tribune. April 5, 2009.
 

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Child Care Subsidies - Michigan

New system may add hurdle to child care subsidies. (MICHIGAN) Read Article
By Kristin Longley, Flint Journal. April 4, 2009.
 

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Increasing Need for Assistance Programs - New York

Demand for benefits grows amid recession. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By Michael Lamendola, Schenectady Daily Gazette. April 5, 2009.
 

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Economic Stimulus and Energy Efficiency Projects

Home insulation program takes heat. Read Article
By Christine Vestal, Stateline.org. April 3, 2009.
 

Schools eye stimulus money for energy efficiency. Read Article
By Elizabeth Dunbar (Associated Press), Seattle Post-Intelligencer. April 5, 2009.
 

Group works to build green, multi-generation housing on reservations. (WISCONSIN) Read Article
By Chris Martell, Wisconsin State Journal. April 6, 2009.
 

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States and Economic Stimulus Aid

Last holdout governor will now accept stimulus money. Read Article
By Philip Rucker, Washington Post. April 4, 2009.
 

Louisiana, a test case in federal aid. Read Article
By Adam Nossiter, New York Times. April 4, 2009.
 

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Public Defenders and Caseloads - New York

State law to cap public defenders’ caseloads, but only in the city. (NEW YORK) Read Article
By John Eligon, New York Times. April 5, 2009.
 

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