The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity. This week: The pregnancy device that could help reduce maternal mortality…. And the story of one D.C. family that needed shelter on a weekend — but had to wait until Monday morning.
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Here’s this week’s news:
· A new low-tech pregnancy device might help birth attendants reduce maternal mortality, as reported in the Washington Post.
· The Daily Times interviews 80-year-old Mary Davis, who requested local help to fix her dilapidated house with a partially collapsed roof since she is too poor to pay for the repairs herself.
· Columnist Petula Dvorak of the Washington Post discusses the story of Brigette Roberts and her family, who were turned away from a DC City Shelter over the weekend and forced to wait until Monday to apply for refuge.
· Rosa Bracero, a Brooklyn teen who initially was unable to take a final exam because her family was going through a seven hour intake process at a homeless shelter, finally graduated from the High School for Civil Rights last week, according to the Daily News.
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The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity team