New for Poverty Studies

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Available online.
Key topics addressed in this second annual report include: the number of homeless persons based on point-in-time counts; the number and characteristics of sheltered homeless persons based on longitudinal data; the nation’s capacity to house homeless persons; where homeless persons receive shelter; and the patterns of shelter use in emergency shelter and transitional housing.
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U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"Income inequality has been increasing in the United States over the past 25 years. Several factors have been identified as possibly contributing to increasing income inequality."
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National Governors Association.
Available online.
"A list of organizations, individuals and reports that states can use as resources when developing policies to reduce poverty and promote family economic opportunity."
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Washington and Lee University, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Available online.
Site "provides up-to-date news, links to valuable resources, and opportunities to exchange ideas and insights with one another," compiled by students at Washington and Lee University.
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.

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