Economy Putting Low-Income Workers Into Cars, Stable Jobs November 24, 2007 • For many low-income Americans, the only thing harder than finding a job is getting there each day. One nationwide program offers low-income workers affordable loans that can put them behind the wheel of a decent car, and on the road to economic stability. Putting Low-Income Workers Into Cars, Stable Jobs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6519250/6533218" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Report Finds Fault with States' Foster Care May 10, 2007 • A new report that grades the states on how well they provide legal representation for foster kids says most states aren't measuring up. Report Finds Fault with States' Foster Care Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10116337/10116338" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Health Projects Aim to Boost Minorities in Medical Trials May 7, 2007 • The federal government will announce two new projects designed to increase the numbers of minorities who participate in clinical trials. They were developed to help doctors better recognize the cultural and linguistic challenges facing minorities in such trials. Projects Aim to Boost Minorities in Medical Trials Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10057750/10057751" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Feeding the Homeless in Sin City April 23, 2007 • In Las Vegas, the homeless population is growing faster than the city government can feed them. Private groups have stepped in with portable soup kitchens and feeding stations in public areas, but they have encountered resistance. Feeding the Homeless in Sin City Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9775885/9775886" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Shooter Takes Deadly Toll at Virginia Tech Henry Lee, Remembered as Funny, Brilliant April 22, 2007 • Henry Lee, one of the Virginia Tech shooting victims, was known at Fleming High in Roanoke, Va., as a funny, helpful and brilliant student. The 20-year-old was an immigrant from China who didn't speak any English when he arrived in the United States as a child. But he became the salutatorian of his high school class and was about to finish his freshman year at Virginia Tech when he was killed. Lee Remembered as Funny, Brilliant Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9759154/9759155" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Weekend Edition Sunday Lawmakers Reconsider Assets of Foster Children March 25, 2007 • Many states claim the assets of foster children to help save the taxpayers money on caring for these young people. But critics charge that this leaves these children penniless when they age out of the system. Congress is giving the issue new attention this session. Lawmakers Reconsider Assets of Foster Children Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9128917/9128918" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Democrats Eye End to Head Start Tests March 20, 2007 • Democrats in Congress want the federally funded Head Start program to stop giving preschoolers standardized tests. The Bush administration says the tests show whether the federally funded program works. Critics disagree. Democrats Eye End to Head Start Tests Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9004700/9004701" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Report: Federal Spending on Children Dropping March 15, 2007 • An Urban Institute report indicates that the share of the federal domestic budget devoted to children is falling. Researchers say the number could drop even more in coming years. Report: Federal Spending on Children Dropping Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/8922959/8922960" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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All Things Considered The Difficulty of Counting the Homeless February 12, 2007 • How many people are homeless in this country? The number has been debated for years, and the answers often have more to do with politics than reality. This month, volunteers in many cities are trying to make an actual count of people living on the streets. But the method isn't foolproof. The Difficulty of Counting the Homeless Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7371753/7371754" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Rethinking Social Services in the Des Moines Suburbs January 30, 2007 • Suburban governments are facing new challenges as poverty spreads from the city to surrounding communities. A regional effort to revamp social services is under way outside Des Moines, Iowa. Rethinking Social Services in the Des Moines Suburbs Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7077216/7077217" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Anti-Poverty Groups Set to Work with Democrats December 31, 2006 • Advocates for anti-poverty programs had little success with a Republican-controlled Congress. Now, they're eager for the new Democratic majority to step in, and they've identified several key priorities. Anti-Poverty Groups Set to Work with Democrats Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6703068/6703069" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Business Changes to WIC Program Upset the Dairy Industry December 22, 2006 • The federal government is seeking changes in the popular WIC program that provides nutritional food for poor women and children. But the dairy industry sees problems with the plan. Changes to WIC Program Upset the Dairy Industry Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6663379/6663380" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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National For First Time, More Poor Live in Suburbs Than Cities December 8, 2006 • A move from the city to the suburbs used to signal prosperity. But last year, the number of poor suburbanites outnumbered poor people in cities by 1 million for the first time, a new report finds. For First Time, More Poor Live in Suburbs Than Cities Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6598999/6599731" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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