Poverty

The middle class is shrinking and more people are struggling to stay above the poverty level than ever before. The...

by Logan Keziah New Research, analyzing census data and other quantitative data sources, shows that children in the south face...

by Logan Keziah Why It Matters? Water, covers almost 3/4ths of our planet, so then why is it so precious...

by Logan Keziah Parents and injured children in a local hospital after ingesting tainted food as part of a free...

Public policy is simply an attempt by the government to address a public issue, and how issues become public policy...

by Jeffrey Lee Last Thursday, House Republicans in their latest controversial vote removed the food stamp program from the farm...

On June 3, 2013, more than 150 people were arrested at the North Carolina's State Legislature on what has been...

"Dumping" the homeless - the new craze in America?  The way we treat and view those who are homeless in...

Luis Orta (Left) and Josh Nadzam (Right) Recently, I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Josh Nadzam who is...

Recently, I posted about The University of North Carolina at Greensboro's Poverty Simulation that was held on March 27th as...

What do we mean when we talk about “poverty and the poor”? How do we define it? How we understand...

Social Workers go where no other profession goes, and our primary job is to give hope to the hopeless. What...

One of the best surprises of the night from the Academy Awards was the cast of Les Miserables live performance...

By any account, the current state of subsidized child care funding is in crisis. Too many people need services, too...

The federal government has supports in place intended to assist low income families to obtain the necessary child care, so...

  The American government, it seems, has always been a part of providing public housing, and it’s no surprise considering...

by Deona Hooper, MSW New York City Police Officer Lawrence DePrimo was caught on camera by an Arizona tourist performing...

By: Rachel L. West, MSW LMSW Yesterday I posted a story  On the Political Social Worker about Newark, New Jersey...

by Angel Ofire In a world of diversity that is fast changing to see our kids suffer the hardships of...

I am an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher. I’ve been teaching for seven years. I’m passionate about helping...