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Occupy Wall Street, Occupy West Virginia, Occupy the World
The Occupy Movement which started on Wall Street On September 17, 2011 has grown to a national movement. On October 6, 2011, WV joined in the movement with Occupy Huntington. On October 15, 2011 the...
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Medicaid Made Simple
Medicaid is a federal health insurance program that helps more than 400,000 low income children, disabled, and elderly people in West Virginia. Medicaid is a very complicated program that is often hard...
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Housing Out of Reach for Too Many
The National Low Income Housing Coalition recently released their 2012 Out of Reach report. The report is a side by side comparison of wages and rents in every county, metropolitan area, and state in...
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The Millennial Generation Sees the Inequality in our Government.
The Public Religion Research Institute, in conjunction with the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs, recently conducted a large-scale survey of college-age Millennials (ages 18-24) and...
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WV Cutting Child Care Funding to Working Families
The WV Department of Health and Human Resources announced cuts to child care assistance. On August 1, the state will freeze enrollment into the program meaning NO new families will be able to sign up...
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Government Shutdown Impacts Low Income People, Human Rights Advocates
The ongoing shutdown of the federal government, which began on October 1, has had a significant impact on low income people and organizations who advocate on their behalf. While we are encouraged that...
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Highest Number on Record of Homeless School Children
According to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Education, 1,168,354 homeless students were enrolled during the 2011-2012 school year. 14% of those are children with disabilities. This is...
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Single Parents in Numbers
Tired of the continuing dependency of using the myth of the welfare queen by politicians to justify cuts to necessary services? Tired of seeing single parents portrayed as villains and the scourge of...
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War on Poverty: Child Well-Being 50 Years Later
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty in his State of the Union Address. Fifty years later, how have American children fared? Fair Start: Rich Get Richer While Working Families...
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