Tag: poverty

New Cal Law Could be Game-Changer on Elder Poverty

New Cal Law Could be Game-Changer on Elder Poverty

A new California law gives agencies on aging a more realistic measure of elders’ needs than the U.S. poverty line.

Growing Up Poor — Bay Area Kids Tell the Stories Behind the Numbers

Growing Up Poor — Bay Area Kids Tell the Stories Behind the Numbers

Young videographers discuss what it's like to grow up poor in California, where one in four children is now living in poverty.

More California School Children Qualify For Free Meals

More California School Children Qualify For Free Meals
Between 2008 and 2010, an alarming number of public school children in California became newly eligible for free and reduced-cost meal programs in nearly every county of the state, according to recently released data.
 
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