The latest news, analysis and opinion on the state of low-income women and their families from Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
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. Spotlight is the go-to site for news and ideas about fighting poverty.
Here’s this week’s news:
• Budget cuts proposed by New York City’s Bloomberg administration will close more than a half-dozen subsidized day care centers in Brooklyn, which will be a major hit to low-income mothers, according to an article in the New York Times.
• In an interview with the Bellingham Herald, Megan Rush says that experience she gained from working at the YWCA’s Back to Work Boutique program, which helps low-income women dress for success, has helped her open up her own store.
• A New York Times correspondent tells the story of his encounter with Jane Doe, a homeless orphan with no family who lives in a psychiatric ward and suffers from hallucinations and delusions.
• The Los Angeles Times reports that a recent study shows for the first time that a sex education class emphasizing abstinence only – ignoring moral implications of sexual activity – can reduce sexual activity by nearly a third in 12- and 13-year-olds.
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The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity Team