Poverty in America Awareness Month

by Kingsolver, Barbara

Book - 2022

Set in the Southern Appalachia Mountains, a baby boy faces the struggles of having a teenaged mother with no assets other than inheriting his dead father's good looks, wit, and fierce talent for survival. Set in the Southern Appalachia Mountains, a baby boy faces the struggles of having a teenaged mother with no assets other than inheriting his dead father's good looks, wit, and fierce talent for survival. Show less

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Broke in America

Seeing, Understanding, and Ending US Poverty

by Goldblum, Joanne Samuel

Book - 2021

Water. Food. Housing. The most basic and crucial needs for survival, yet 40 percent of people in the United States don't have the resources to get them. Water. Food. Housing. The most basic and crucial needs for survival, yet 40 percent of people in the United States don't have the resources to get them. Show less

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Invisible Child

Poverty, Survival & Hope in An American City

by Elliott, Andrea

Book - 2021

Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of Dasani Coates, a child with an imagination as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn homeless shelter. Show less

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Do Something for Nothing

Seeing Beneath the Surface of Homelessness, Through the Simple Act of A Haircut

by Coombes, Joshua

Book - 2021

Through the simple act of a haircut, readers are taken on a geographical and emotional journey into the lives of humans experiencing homelessness in different cities across the world. Through the simple act of a haircut, readers are taken on a geographical and emotional journey into the lives of humans experiencing homelessness in different cities across the world. Show less

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Under A Gilded Moon

by Jordan-Lake, Joy

Book - 2020

As Kerry finds herself caught in a war between wealth and poverty, innocence and corruption, she must navigate not only her own pride and desperation to survive but also the temptations of fortune and the men who control it. As Kerry finds herself caught in a war between wealth and poverty, innocence and corruption, she must navigate not only her own pride and desperation to survive but also the temptations of fortune and the men who control it. Show less

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In the Midst of Plenty

Homelessness and What to Do About It

by Shinn, Marybeth

Book - 2020

This book explains how to end the U.S. homelessness crisis by bringing together the best scholarship on the subject and sharing solutions that both local communities and national policy-makers can apply now. This book explains how to end the U.S. homelessness crisis by bringing together the best scholarship on the subject and sharing solutions that both local communities and national policy-makers can apply now. Show less

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Journeys Out of Homelessness

The Voices of Lived Experience

by Rife, Jamie

Book - 2020

A gather first-person stories of some of those who have not only survived homelessness, but have thrived, going on to find positive home situations and a new life. A gather first-person stories of some of those who have not only survived homelessness, but have thrived, going on to find positive home situations and a new life. Show less

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Maid

Hard Work, Low Pay, and A Mother's Will to Survive

by Land, Stephanie

Book - 2019

Maid explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it’s like to be in service to them. Maid explores the underbelly of upper-middle class America and the reality of what it’s like to be in service to them. Show less

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Evicted

Poverty and Profit in the American City

by Desmond, Matthew

Book - 2016

Evicted follows eight families in Milwaukee as it transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-century America's most devastating problems. Evicted follows eight families in Milwaukee as it transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-century America's most devastating problems. Show less

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The American Way of Poverty

How the Other Half Still Lives

by Abramsky, Sasha

Book - 2013

Exploring everything from housing policy to wage protections and affordable higher education, Abramsky lays out a panoramic blueprint for a reinvigorated political process that, in turn, will pave the way for a renewed War on Poverty. Exploring everything from housing policy to wage protections and affordable higher education, Abramsky lays out a panoramic blueprint for a reinvigorated political process that, in turn, will pave the way for a renewed War on Poverty. Show less

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The Rich and the Rest of Us

A Poverty Manifesto

by Smiley, Tavis

Book - 2012

Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation. Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation. Show less

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https://www.shalomcenter.org

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The Shalom Center's mission is to serve the community by providing emergency food, shelter, and support in ways that meet immediate needs and respect human dignity. The Shalom Center's mission is to serve the community by providing emergency food, shelter, and support in ways that meet immediate needs and respect human dignity. Show less

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