Hidden Voices Part 3 in a series
One way I identify hidden voices is from the comments I receive through my work with Our Eyes Were Opened, Inc. I’ve been told: If they’d stop having children and were responsible for the...
One way I identify hidden voices is from the comments I receive through my work with Our Eyes Were Opened, Inc. I’ve been told: If they’d stop having children and were responsible for the...
The 2016 federal poverty level for a family of 4 in South Carolina is $24,300 and is $11,880 for one individual. The area median income in 2014 is $45,238 (SC) and $44,783 (Greenville-Mauldin-Easley)....
New Study on Financial Self-Sufficiency for South Carolina Families Columbia, SC (January 19, 2016) – A new report takes a realistic look at how much is actually needed to support a family in South...
An excerpt from Angelika’s Journal about her Christmas: December 1 We’ve left Ber-ber’s but we’re not where I had in mind. We now live in a shelter for women and children. Thank goodness my...
August 1 Journal Entry I’ve been feeling a tightness in my insides. I look at Mama and she says that she’s already eaten when she gives us our supper but she looks skinnier and...
A recent report released by the Children’s Defense Fund reported that one in five children in this country is poor (12.2 million children) In South Carolina, more than 1 in 4 (26.9 percent) were...
Number of Low Income Students GrowingIn South Carolina, 58 Percent of Students are Low Income The number of low income students is growing nationwide according to a new research bulletin by the Southern Education Foundation...
January 28 Welcome to the wonderful world of traveling on a bus. We each could pack one bag. Fortunately the shelter had suitcases to give to people when they leave the shelter. They were...
Answers for Questions 11-15: 11. None; 12. a; 13. a; 14. c. ; 15. b. 16. The consequences of child poverty (15-22% depending on the study) in the US is a cost of...
1. The 2014 poverty level for a family of four was: a. $17,600 or below b. $23,850 or below c. $25,800 or below 2. In 2013, the number and percentage of South Carolina residents...
Here is an excerpt from Angelika’s Journal. She and her mother and brother are now staying in a shelter. December 20 Today was our last day of school before the winter break. I’m sad...
I was asked recently asked by someone who is mentoring an at-risk youth, “Is college for everyone?” She wondered about how valid it was for her to push the idea of college for someone...
Tonight, June 24, I’m on Niteline on WGGS-TV to talk about Angelika’s Journal. The book deals with many issues that children who live in poverty face: housing instability and constant moving, lack of access...
Children don’t vote. Oh, if only they could. What might they vote for? I’m not talking about longer recess or only desserts for lunch. If a child could vote, what kinds of things would...