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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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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