National N.Y. Program Gives Aid to Prevent Homelessness October 10, 2006 • New York City has some of the richest, and poorest, neighborhoods in the country. It also has more than 30,000 homeless people, and an overcrowded shelter system. To confront the problem, the city has identified neighborhoods where people are at risk of losing their homes. The new program provides services and help to keep them off the streets. N.Y. Program Gives Aid to Prevent Homelessness Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6241958/6241959" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Can Marriage Help Alleviate Poverty? August 23, 2006 • In Baltimore, a small group of graduates completed a five-month class on how to be a couple and build a life together. None are married yet, but they all have children. And some experts believe the lives of those children might dramatically improve if their parents get married. This piece aired previously on NPR's Morning Edition. Can Marriage Help Alleviate Poverty? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5696247/5696248" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Overhauling Welfare: Lessons from Georgia August 22, 2006 • Even before President Clinton signed the welfare law on Aug. 22, 1996, it was determined that the states would take the lead in moving welfare recipients into the workforce. Georgia is considered a model for reducing its caseload. But critics say that's come at a high cost for some poor families. Overhauling Welfare: Lessons from Georgia Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5691909/5691910" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Welfare Reform Changes Women's Lives August 22, 2006 • At the end of his second term, former President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, making good on his promise of "ending welfare as we know it." Ten years later, millions of American women have moved off of welfare and into the workforce. Welfare Reform Changes Women's Lives Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5688674/5688675" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Fighting Poverty in America Promoting Marriage to Reduce Poverty August 21, 2006 • A program in inner-city Baltimore aims to stem poverty by promoting marriage among unwed parents. The program seeks to improve the lives of the couples' children as well. Promoting Marriage to Reduce Poverty Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5675687/5675951" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Homelessness in America Miami Offers Lessons on Handling the Homeless July 17, 2006 • This week in Washington, officials from across the country are meeting to compare strategies for ending homelessness in their communities. One place they'll be looking at closely is Miami, where officials have been methodically attacking the problem since the early 1990s. Miami Offers Lessons on Handling the Homeless Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5561992/5561993" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Feds Tighten State Rules on 1996 Welfare Law June 28, 2006 • States will have to put a lot more of their welfare recipients to work under tough new federal rules designed to jumpstart the 10-year-old welfare law. The government also wants states to keep track of those activities for every person on welfare -- a goal that some state officials say is unrealistic. Feds Tighten State Rules on 1996 Welfare Law Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5519042/5519043" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Cities Seek New Formula for Urban Renewal Grants June 14, 2006 • The Department of Housing and Urban Development's method for dividing money to improve dilapidated neighborhoods has been the same for more than 30 years. Some cities want a system based on human needs, not a tally of old buildings. Cities Seek New Formula for Urban Renewal Grants Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5484081/5484082" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Your Money Housing Costs Help Keep Some in Poverty May 12, 2006 • For many Americans, the cost of housing is a daunting issue. That is especially true for low-income people. In many cities, high housing costs are a major factor in keeping people below the poverty line. New research suggests the problem is worse than statistics indicate. Housing Costs Help Keep Some in Poverty Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5400410/5400411" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Homelessness in America New York Welfare Rolls at Lowest Level in Years May 8, 2006 • The number of people on welfare in New York City is the lowest since the 1960s. City officials are claiming a huge victory but researchers and advocates say the numbers don't tell the whole story. New York Welfare Rolls at Lowest Level in Years Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5389987/5389988" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National States Underserve Disabled Foster Kids, Study Says May 4, 2006 • State foster-care systems neglect the needs of disabled children -- and the foster parents who care for them -- according to a national analysis of the child-welfare system. More than one-third of the more than 500,000 children in America's child-welfare system have disabilities, according to the report, the first of its kind. NPR's Rachel Jones reports. States Underserve Disabled Foster Kids, Study Says Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5383604/5383605" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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News & Notes New Welfare Rules Could Hamper Aid Efforts May 4, 2006 • The Bush administration is developing new welfare regulations that states will have to meet. Some state welfare officials worry that the new rules won't be flexible, and that programs for the needy will suffer. New Welfare Rules Could Hamper Aid Efforts Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5382068/5382069" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National State Officials Leery of Changes to Welfare Rules April 17, 2006 • Putting welfare recipients to work is at the heart of the federal welfare law passed 10 years ago. But while the original law allowed states to decide how best to meet federal goals, some officials fear that the Bush administration will remove some of the flexibility that they say has made the law a success. State Officials Leery of Changes to Welfare Rules Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5346801/5346802" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Congress Adds New Requirements to Welfare Law March 10, 2006 • Almost unnoticed, Congress has renewed the landmark 1996 welfare law, adding new work requirements for states and families that receive assistance. Each state will have to show that 50 percent of people who get welfare payments are working or training for jobs, a target only a few states have met. Congress Adds New Requirements to Welfare Law Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5257031/5257032" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Singer Evokes Turbulent History of Cairo, Ill. January 27, 2006 • Cairo is best known for its link to the Lewis and Clark Expedition and its role during the Civil War. But musician Stace England delves into the town's most recent history, including dark periods of lynches, race riots and economic depression.