Poverty

Repaying A Debt: Doctor Brings Personal Story Of Poverty To Patient Care

Frank Stasio and Christina Blyde — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:41:51 +0000

When Leslie Smith was 24 years old, she was in a fire. After spending 3 months at the Jaycee Burn Center in Chapel Hill, she was released. Smith told Host Frank Stasio “It took me about ten years to recover from those injuries.”

“I had bandages from my neck down to my thighs where my burns were, and then from my thighs down to my ankles where they had taken skin to do skin grafting operations. So I literally was covered from ankle to neck in bandages.”

As Temperatures Drop Shelters Prepare For Those In Need

Jeff Tiberii — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:27:22 +0000

On Tuesday night in Greensboro the temperature is expected to drop into the teens and shelters are expecting to be at or near capacity. Four years ago there was a significant rise in the number of people seeking shelter during the winter months. Greensboro didn’t have enough beds and on many cold nights dozens of people had to sleep on floors. The city responded by opening a half dozen winter emergency shelters for frigid nights like tonight. Reverend Mike Aiken says those facilities opened December 1st and will be packed this week.

Youth Employment Lowest Since WWII

Leoneda Inge — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:30:00 +0000

A nnational report shows the number of working teenagers and young adults is at its lowest point in 50 years.

Poverty Having Impact On Child Health

Brent Wolfe — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:03:00 +0000

Children's advocates say poverty continues to be a problem when it comes to kids' health.

Recession Deep, Recovery Slow In North Carolina

Isaac-Davy Aronson — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:21:00 +0000

The economic downturn hit North Carolina harder than much of the country, and it will take the state longer to recover. That's the conclusion of a new report from UNC's Global Research Institute.

Putting a Face on Poverty

Frank Stasio and Shawn Wen — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:36:00 +0000

Since January, activists, journalists, non-profit workers and others have traveled around North Carolina to meet the state’s impoverished families. The idea behind the “Truth and Hope Putting a Face on Poverty in North Carolina Tour” is to understand those who live below the poverty line as people, rather than as statistics, and to hear their stories. The tour traveled 2000 miles and visited 27 different communities.

North Carolina NAACP To Unveil Poverty Report This Weekend

Gurnal Scott — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Several state groups will hold a summit this weekend to report on poverty in North Carolina.

Documentary: It's very cold. You have people living who don't have food to eat, who don't have jobs to go to.

So Rich, So Poor

Frank Stasio and Stella Strohmeier — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000

More than 20 million people in the United States are living in extreme poverty at this moment.

That means that the income for a family of 4 is half below the poverty line, or $11,000. Six million people’s incomes consist only of food stamps. These are shocking numbers, and Peter Edelman says most people are not familiar with the bleak reality of why extreme poverty exists. Edelman is the author of “So Rich, So Poor: Why it’s so Hard to End Poverty in America”

So Rich, So Poor

Frank Stasio and Stella Strohmeier — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:44:00 +0000

More than 20 million people in the United States are living in extreme poverty at this moment. That means that the income for a family of 4 is half below the poverty line, or $11,000. Six million people’s incomes consist only of food stamps.

Poverty Simulation in Durham

Leoneda Inge — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The number of residents in the Triangle living in poverty is about 14-and-a-half percent and growing. A group of community leaders met in Durham yesterday to try to address the problem.

Community, political and business leaders took part in a “poverty simulation.” Henry Kaestner – co-founder of Durham Cares – played an 8-year-old boy whose family managed to secure health coverage after a lay-off.