Read more poverty stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6463/poverty.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:57:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73153/half-of-us-kids-will-get-food-stamps-at-some-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly half of all US children and 90% of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say. The estimate comes from an analysis of 30 years of national data, and bolsters other...http://www.newser.com/story/73153/half-of-us-kids-will-get-food-stamps-at-some-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 21:29:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72558/recession-leads-to-uptick-in-teen-runaways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore and more young Americans, including many under 13, have left home or been kicked out as foreclosures, unemployment, and the rising cost of living make conditions in lower-income homes even tougher than usual. Experts and government studies estimate that 1.6 million juveniles leave home each year, though there...http://www.newser.com/story/72558/recession-leads-to-uptick-in-teen-runaways.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 9:07:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70616/us-poverty-rate-hits-11-year-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe share of Americans living in poverty soared to 13.2% last year, its highest level since 1997, according to new census data. Median household income also fell, to $50,303 from $52,163 the previous year. Latinos have suffered the most from the recession. Their median income dropped by...http://www.newser.com/story/70616/us-poverty-rate-hits-11-year-high.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 5:23:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69062/ranks-of-uninsured-grow-poverty-rate-soars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of uninsured Americans rose to 46.3 million last year, up from 45.7 million in 2007, as the poverty rate hit an 11-year high, the Census Bureau announced today. The poverty rate was 13.2% for 2008, up from 12.5% in 2007, the largest annual jump...http://www.newser.com/story/69062/ranks-of-uninsured-grow-poverty-rate-soars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 11:11:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68610/under-new-math-1-in-5-seniors-is-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBased on official statistics, only 10% of Americans aged 65 and older are poor, the lowest rate of any age group. But the actual number should be nearly twice that, finds the National Academy of Sciences, which has developed a new, modern way of calculating poverty that is quickly gaining...http://www.newser.com/story/68610/under-new-math-1-in-5-seniors-is-poor.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 9:57:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67424/king-sends-wives-on-spree-while-africans-starve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwaziland King Mswati III sent several of his 13 wives on a multi-million-dollar shopping spree in the Mideast and Europe while two-thirds of his subjects continue to suffer in abject poverty, reports the Times of London. The move has triggered sharp criticism in Britain, which provides the impoverished nation with...http://www.newser.com/story/67424/king-sends-wives-on-spree-while-africans-starve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 2:12:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66808/microfinance-bubble-traps-poor-in-debt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMicrofinance, loaning tiny sums to the world's poor to help start small businesses, began as an anti-poverty strategy but quickly became highly profitable for private equity firms and foreign investors. In India, writes the Wall Street Journal , poor neighborhoods are being bombarded with high-interest loan opportunities, resulting in a bizarre...http://www.newser.com/story/66808/microfinance-bubble-traps-poor-in-debt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 8:46:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66753/food-stamps-make-you-fatter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama might like to think that the down-and-out are using food stamps to buy arugala at Whole Foods, but as Science Daily reports, people tend to gain weight on food stamps. The average benefit of $81 a month doesn't go a long way toward nutritious foods, researchers suggest in...http://www.newser.com/story/66753/food-stamps-make-you-fatter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 12 Aug 2009 14:40:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64090/recession-delivers-double-whammy-to-legal-aid-offices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has crippled funding for legal aid even as it has bumped up the number of people requesting representation, McClatchy reports. Though the federal government ramped up spending this year—and plans an even bigger increase for 2010—state funding and private donations have cratered, forcing legal aid to...http://www.newser.com/story/64090/recession-delivers-double-whammy-to-legal-aid-offices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 10 Jul 2009 15:32:02 CDT