CHN’s New Report: The Take-Away from the New Poverty Trends
Deborah Weinstein,
September 19, 2014
I hope you’ll check out this new report by CHN’s Lecia Imbery: New Census Data Confirm Millions Are Still Being Left Behind. You may have seen some press coverage about the reduction in poverty that occurred between 2012 and 2013. For the U.S. as a whole, the poverty rate declined...
Nuns on the Bus Notes from Sioux City
Richelle Friedman,
September 19, 2014
The second Nuns on the Bus town hall was held at the Sanford Center in Sioux City, Iowa, part of the most conservative area of the state. The venue was fitting as the Center’s mission is to create interracial understanding and better community living. The lively discussion that permeated the...
On the Road in Iowa with Nuns on the Bus and Vice President Biden
Richelle Friedman,
September 18, 2014
It’s great to be on Nuns on the Bus (NOTB) back home in the heartland of Iowa. Day one was powerful. The sun on the golden dome of the Capitol in Des Moines with the bus in the foreground served as the backdrop for the stage where Sister Simone Campbell, executive director...
New Census Data Confirms Too Many Are Still Stuck in Poverty
Lecia Imbery,
September 16, 2014
With the Census Bureau’s release of 2013 income, poverty, and health insurance coverage data this morning, and it’s been a flurry of activity at CHN and in the wider human needs arena all day. CHN’s Deborah Weinstein released a statement noting that, while poverty did decline from 2012 to 2013, the...
Are You Ready to Use the Census Bureau’s Newest Poverty Data?
Joanna Sandager,
September 4, 2014
On September 16 and 18, the Census Bureau will release 2013 findings from national income and poverty data and the American Community Survey, respectively. Get prepared for the newest release of Census poverty data on September 11 with CHN’s annual webinar training, The New Poverty Data: Using it to Show What Works (and What Doesn’t)...
