Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, a national foundation-led initiative, is excited to collaborate with The Women’s Foundation to bring you the latest news and analysis on women and poverty.
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For daily updates and links to past articles, check out “Women and Poverty.” It’s a new section of our site with a comprehensive collection of recent news and analysis on women and poverty. Along with these daily updates, continue to visit the Washington Area Women’s Foundation for our weekly rundown of the top news stories on women and poverty every Friday.
Here’s this week’s news:
- Continuing the debate on healthcare reform, it is unclear if federal tax money may be used for abortions under President Obama’s plan, according to a New York Times article.
- In an effort to help low-income teen mothers, prenatal classes are being held at Perth Amboy High School for the first time, as reported in the Star-Ledger.
- A struggling single mother of three profiled in the Wall Street Journal will see her welfare benefits cut as a result of California’s struggles to balance its budget.
- The Belleville News-Democrat covers a female developer’s fight to open a maternity home for at-risk mothers despite local opposition.
- The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports on its own efforts to help an elderly woman find a low-income electricity plan.
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The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity Team
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity is a foundation-led, non-partisan initiative aimed at ensuring that our political leaders take significant actions to reduce poverty and increase opportunity in the United States. We bring together diverse perspectives from the political, policy, advocacy and foundation communities to engage in an ongoing dialogue focused on finding genuine solutions to the economic hardship confronting millions of Americans.