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 editorializes on a small provision in the recent spending bill that will make contraception more affordable for low-income women.
• Chicago’s Columbia College includes classes that target some practical needs for low-income women, reports the Chicago Tribune.
• The New York Times writes that the age of steady annual decreases in unplanned pregnancies may be over.
• Cynthia Tucker argues in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that it’s time to adapt public policy to support children born out-of-wedlock .
• Pennsylvania’s Girard College is about to have its first black woman president, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
• The Staten Island Advance reports that delinquent or failed child support payments have become a local epidemic.
• The Wichita Eagle notes a new Kansas program that helps men navigate the child welfare system.
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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.