Low-income status was the lot of 26% of open-country residents over 15 years of age in the East North Central States, a 1967 sample survey showed. Many residents were unprepared to compete in today's labor market. Of those with low income, 37% had no economic potential because of age (over 65) or disability and needed some form of income…

Discusses evolution of current welfare system. Suggests in light of postindustrial economy priorities of welfare system need to be reexamined. Notes need to address the "pauperization" of women. Analyzes poverty rates for women from 1978-1983. Provides proposals for helping women in the labor market. Contends social workers must be…

The author discusses adult education, poverty, and development in developing nations. Emphasis is on the results of the International Council for Adult Education's poverty project, which attempted to determine the most efficient use of international adult education monies. Recommendations are included. (CH)

Examined the potential effects of converting home equity into spendable income using "reverse mortgages." Analysis revealed that reverse mortgage loans could have a substantial impact on the budgets of many elderly homeowners, with impressive percentage increases in income and decreases in poverty rates. (Author/ABB)

Introduces a series of articles on the current statistical picture of Black Americans, and argues that economic equality and employment opportunities have improved little since a similar series of articles was published 50 years earlier. Views the problems as being compounded by the dissolution of the Black family. (CMG)

Describes various research projects pertaining to the permanence of intellectual retardation brought on by malnutrition in young children. Concludes that there is strong encouragement for complete intellectual rehabilitation of the malnourished child if intellectually rich environmental settings are available to the child. (SL)

It has been estimated that over 700 million of the world's poor live in Asia-Pacifiui region i.e., those who earn $1 or less a day. Nearly one of three Asians is poor. It is claimed by multilateral agencies that the incidence of poverty (proportion of people below the poverty line) is slightly declining. Others question this claim and argue that…

Social support from kin has been discussed as an important feature of family life among Puerto Rican families. This study examines the association between kinship support, family organization, and adolescent adjustment in Puerto Rican families. (Author)

To examine the experiences of black children and poverty, researchers conducted a computer analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, the source of official government poverty statistics. The data are through 2001. Results indicated that nearly 1 million black children were living in extreme poverty, with after-tax…

This report provides the most recent data on the food security of U.S. households. Preliminary estimates indicate that 89.9% of U.S. households were food secure in 1999, up 0.6 percentage points from 1995. Some 31 million Americans were food insecure: they did not have assured access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life. In 3%…

An Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a tax reduction and a wage supplement for low- and moderate-income working families. The federal government, and some states, administer an EITC through the income tax. States that enact EITCs can reduce child poverty, support welfare-to-work efforts, and cut taxes for families struggling to make ends meet.…

This report provides a summary of progress to date on the study of academic success in high-needs schools and is intended for use by the research team and IES staff. The report begins with a history of the project?s origins and a brief review of pilot study findings. The Introduction concludes with an overview of the conceptual framework and the…

Schools must become aware of values and plan curricula and learning experiences with and understanding of cognitive and affective values. Within the subculture of poverty, values held by individuals vary. These values should be understood by school personnel, and any modification of affective values must be significant to their life style. (Author)

A review of Language and Poverty: Perspectives on a Theme (Markham, 1970) by Frederick Williams (Ed.) (DS)