Articles tagged: poverty
health: The Washtenaw Health Plan celebrates its 10th anniversary and gets a special tribute from the State of Michigan
Posted: Aug 08, 2012The Washtenaw Health Plan program history actually goes back 27 years. In 1985, Carol Jindo had a $2,810 bill for a five-day Beyer Hospital stay, and she was being sued in district court for non-payment. ... Read more »
Opinion: Local residents go hungry while wealthy pamper their pets
Posted: Dec 10, 2011I couldn't help but notice the irony of your cover articles on "Community Focus," dated Sun., Nov. 27, 2011. On the one hand the food bank (SOS) is struggling to help the increased needy because ... Read more »
COLUMN: Economic crisis: Is there a new 'Lost Generation'?
Posted: Sep 25, 2011Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing Social Security and the public's reaction to the possibility that ... Read more »
COLUMN: America's economic crisis: Health care and the food gap
Posted: Sep 23, 2011Nations around the world with universal health care. Orange countries have some form of universal health care. Yellow countries are in the process of extending universal coverage. Shown in brown are Iraq and Afghanistan where ... Read more »
COLUMN: Now, is it time to declare a new 'War on Poverty'?
Posted: Sep 20, 2011Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing poverty in America. How many Americans live in poverty? Poverty ... Read more »
COLUMN: Has Social Security been good for the country? Has it kept the elderly out of poverty?
Posted: Sep 17, 2011Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week, Dr. Baker is discussing Social Security and the public's reaction to the possibility that ... Read more »
The Guardian: Food prices to double in next 20 years, according to Oxfam report
Posted: Jun 01, 2011A study published by Oxfam predicts that the prices of food staples will double by the year 2030, according to The Guardian. Climate change, population growth and the re-purposing of food as biofuels are listed ... Read more »
COLUMN: How much do we really honor Mom on Mother's Day?
Posted: May 03, 2011Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. In light of Mother's Day this coming Sunday, Dr. Baker is taking this week to discuss ... Read more »
Opinion: Washtenaw Success by 6 and United Way are fighting for equity in education
Posted: Jan 02, 2011James CoreyAs 2010 comes to a close and I begin contemplating New Year’s Resolutions, one fact torments me and drives my perspective. “A child born into poverty is 70 percent more likely to remain in ... Read more »
Michigan could struggle for years if legislators don't invest in adult education for the state's poorest
Posted: Dec 09, 2010One of Lansing’s longest-serving public policy advocates recently retired without much media attention. That shouldn’t have been surprising. Sharon Parks, president of the Michigan League for Human Services, spent 34 years representing a constituency that’s ... Read more »
Washtenaw County's poverty rate increases, average income declines
Posted: Sep 30, 2010Carrie Tolmsa had to do something this fall she’s been dreading. When school started, the Ypsilanti Township resident signed her two school-age children up for free lunch. Read more »
opinion: Will farmers markets be hurt if Congress cuts food stamps to pay for school lunches?
Posted: Sep 27, 2010I have received several emails on the Michigan Farmers Market listserv urging us to contact our representative in the U.S. House of Representatives not to pass the U.S. Senate bill Hunger-Free Kids Act, S. 3307. People ... Read more »
with video: John Dingell launches Double Up Food Bucks in Washtenaw County
Posted: Sep 08, 2010Congressman John Dingell, Oran Hesterman of the Fair Food Network and Amanda Edmonds of Growing Hope spoke Tuesday afternoon at the Downtown Ypsilanti Farmers Market to launch the Double Up Food Buck program in Washtenaw County. As ... Read more »
Non-profit organization looks for new Ann Arbor location due to forced move off Washtenaw County property
Posted: Jul 17, 2010A brown, nondescript building on the Washtenaw County Service Center campus at Hogback and Washtenaw doesn’t look like much — no more than an afterthought among a few mismatched old buildings that remain on the property. In fact, ... Read more »
Double up food bucks and food policy with the Fair Food Network
Posted: Jul 12, 2010According to the Michigan Food Stamp Calculator, a single person earning $1,000 in Social Security income a month, with a $300 monthly rent payment, would be eligible for $66 in food stamp benefits that month. ... Read more »
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