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. And every Friday, look for our weekly rundown of the top news stories on women and poverty.
Here’s this week’s news:
• The New York Times profiles an elderly woman looking for help to pay for funeral expenses.
• As noted by the Wall Street Journal, Michelle Obama’s pick for policy director has had a solid career helping women and working families.
• In a story on increasing need for homeless shelter space, the Washington Post interviews a single mom who is homeless for the first time.
• In a profile of an organization helping the low-income stay afloat, the Dallas Morning News focuses on one single mother’s struggle.
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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.