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Tag: Poverty

Posted inHousing

A homeless man died outside City Hall. How should the city respond?

by Jacob Steimer January 21, 2022January 28, 2022
Posted inHousing

No Shelter: Out of prison and nowhere to go

by Jacob Steimer January 13, 2022February 24, 2022
Posted inHousing

Controversial Whitehaven development dropped but not yet dead

by Jacob Steimer January 7, 2022May 17, 2023
Posted inPoverty

Child tax credit money led her to rethink her budget, and that changed her life

by Hannah Grabenstein December 22, 2021January 3, 2022
Posted inMemphis

Young Dolph told stories about poverty, power and policy too

by Carrington J. Tatum November 30, 2021May 17, 2023
Posted inPoverty

‘A relief:’ How Memphis families are spending child tax credit payments

by Hannah Grabenstein September 16, 2021May 17, 2023
Posted inCensus

Why did one Memphis ZIP code lose 22% of its population in 10 years?

by Jacob Steimer August 27, 2021May 17, 2023
Posted inPoverty

Safety net policies are helping reduce the number of Americans below the poverty line – but that’s not the whole story

by Elena Delavega, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis August 25, 2021August 25, 2021
Posted inEconomic Justice

Program looks to put payday lenders out of business

by Carrington J. Tatum August 20, 2021August 24, 2021
Posted inEconomic Justice

Racial gulf created by economic recovery efforts will echo for generations

by Kiyadh Burt and Diane Standaert August 11, 2021June 2, 2022

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