How Poverty Perpetuates Domestic Violence
The connection between intimate partner violence (IPV) and poverty isn’t obvious. In fact, it took me the majority of the summer to...
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- Jan 11, 2017
UpLIFTing: Emphasizing Individuality and Dignity in Washington, DC.
(LIFT is a national anti-poverty non-profit devoted to empowering families to break the cycle of poverty. This summer I was a Community...
- Jan 10, 2017
My Future Fighting Poverty
“The Patch taught me that every effort to fight poverty successfully should promote holistic development, trust, and new experiences”...
- Jan 10, 2017
Children in Poverty Can Thrive!
I interned this summer with the Kanawha County Extension Office in West Virginia. I worked with the 4-H Positive Youth Development...
- Jan 3, 2017
Building Rapport: A Personal Approach to Homelessness in NYC
The office of the Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC) is in the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan, and their clients are in the elevators,...
- Dec 21, 2016
Privilege’s Place in Poverty Alleviation: What We Lose When Success Looks like I Do
“We, those of us with privilege, must take this challenge to define our roles, but we must keep our eyes and ears open” writes Iglitzin....
- Nov 9, 2016
Holistic Criminal Defense: The Gratification It Can Bring
“I want to be able to empower persons who may have given up and strengthen their neighborhoods where poverty is rampant.” – Lindsey Allen...
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