Half in Ten: From Poverty to Prosperity

Background
Background on Half in Ten: From Poverty to Prosperity Campaign

Latest News

HNR: Counting the Poor: 
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing About Getting a More Accurate Tally (7/21/08)
Half in Ten Campaign Urges Senate Appropriators to Pass a Stimulus Package that Alleviates Mounting Economic Hardship and Boosts the Economy (5/12/08)
Press Release: Senator John Edwards and Major Organizations Announce Multi-Year Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half (5/13/08)
The Social Welfare Spot: New Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half (5/11/08)
Daily Kos: John Edwards Leads Half in Ten, New Group to Fight Poverty (5/9/08)

Analyses and Research

CBPP: Poverty and Share of Americans Without Health Insurance Were Higher in 2007 - and Median Income for Working-Age Households was Lower - Than at Bottom of Last Recession (8/26/08)
CHN: Review of Key State Facts from the Income & Poverty Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on August 28 (9/7/07)
CBPP: Analysis of Census Poverty Data for 2006 (8/28/07)
CBPP: Analysis of Census Data on Number of Uninsured in 2006 (8/28/07)
EPI: Poverty, Income and Health Insurance Trends in 2006 (8/28/07)
Carsey Institute: Child Poverty High in Rural America (8/28/07)
CAP: From Poverty to Prosperity: a National Strategy to Cut Poverty in Half (4/25/07)

TANF after Ten Years; Katrina after One: What Progress for America's Poor (August 2006)

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Presidential Campaigns & Poverty

Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity - Foundations Ask Presidential Candidates What They'll Do for America
Shriver Center: 2008 Presidential Candidate Survey
Every Child Matters: Homeland Insecurity: Why Children Must be a Priority in the 2008 Presidential Campaign
Zero to Three: Babies Can't Wait! A Presidential Agenda to Support Famlilies with Vulnerable Infants and Toddlers

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Census Data
Poverty Rate Statistics 2001-2006, Current Population Survey (8/28/07)
Depth of Poverty by State, 2006 (9/4/07)
State Poverty by Race/Ethnicity, 2006 (9/7/07)
Child Poverty 2001-2006 Comparisons, American Community Survey (8/28/07)
Depth of Child Poverty by State, 2006 (9/4/07)
Family Poverty 2001-2006 Comparisons, American Community Survey (8/28/07)
Median Household Income 2001-2006 Comparisons, American Community Survey (8/28/07)
Census Data on Uninsured Women & Children - Commissioned by March of Dimes (September 2007)

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