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Speakers Announced for Symposium on Criminal Justice, Poverty, and Race
Lexington, VA -- Paul Butler, Albert Brick Professor in Law at Georgetown University; James Forman, Jr., Professor of Law at Yale University; and Robin Steinberg, Director of the Bronx Defenders, will be the principal speakers [...]
Millsaps College Selected as SHECP Academic Home; Rolph Named Academic Director
Millsaps College Selected as SHECP Academic Home; Rolph Named Academic Director Following a competitive application process, Millsaps College has been selected as the new academic home of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP). [...]
Poverty Studies Students will Prepare for Internships at Marymount University
Poverty Studies Students to Prepare for Summer Internships at Marymount University. Lexington, VA -- The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) announced today a record group of one-hundred twenty (120) students have been selected to serve [...]
Harlan Beckley to Speak at Sixth Annual “Taking the Pulse on Poverty” Symposium
The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s annual “Taking the Pulse on Poverty” symposium will take place on Tuesday, March 28 and focus on the missing connections between poverty and higher education. Harlan Beckley, professor emeritus [...]
SHECP - Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty updated their cover photo.
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What Should Teenagers’ Summer Plans Include? Adult Mentors
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Research has found that teenagers with support from adults outside of their families are less reckless and have higher levels of well-being.
Wonderful note from a supervisor in Camden, NJ, "I just wanted to add my note – (our Shepherd Intern) has only been with us a short period of time but has proven to be an exceptional addition to our team. We are very impressed by her knowledge and skills. She has literally hit the ground running…we are so thankful to have her!"
Recommended reading by an organization in Baltimore, www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/books/review/Prose.t.html
What Is the What By Dave Eggers - Books - Review
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Dave Eggers’s tale of a Sudanese refugee’s nightmarish flight has the imaginative sweep and the emotional power of an epic.
Recommended viewing by an agency partner in Charleston, WV. Have you seen it? www.imdb.com/title/tt1736049/
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Directed by Kristi Jacobson, Lori Silverbush. With Jeff Bridges, Tom Colicchio, Ken Cook, Mariana Chilton. A documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and...
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These are the 10 worst U.S. cities to live in, site claims
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If you're looking for a new city, you may want to consider these 10, deemed by 24/7 Wall St. as the worst U.S. cities to live in. The site looked at all 551 cities with a population of 65,000 or more,...
SHECP - Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty updated their cover photo.
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Smoking Proves Hard to Shake Among the Poor
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A new study shows that affluent counties have experienced the biggest declines in smoking rates, while progress in the poorest ones has stagnated.
Student Testimonials
This opportunity truly changed my outlook on addiction and poverty in society. I have seen poverty abroad and I have seen poverty in America, but this internship really helped me look at the reasons for how people could become entrenched in a cycle of poverty.
During my time at Youth Force, I truly understood the impacts of grassroots campaigns. In a room of teenagers, I was standing around those who are effectively pressuring state government to change their stances on many vital issues.
My summer as a Shepherd Intern was a great opportunity for me to live out Notre Dame’s poverty studies minor; I learned so much about health insurance and health access in low-income communities and how I hope to practice medicine in the future.
Working with LIFT-Philadelphia personalized the issues of poverty and inequality for me. I couldn’t have fully learned the facts of these issues without having met some of the people who live them every day. Knowing their stories has made me determined to make a difference.