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Poverty

• Minn. seniors don't take advantage of food stamp program
  An analysis of state data released Wednesday shows many Minnesota seniors who are eligible for food stamps aren't signed up.October 5, 2011
• A return to traditional foods helps some fight hunger on White Earth Reservation
  A growing effort on the White Earth Reservation to return to traditional foods could help alleviate hunger and improve the health of people there while reconnecting them with a diet that served their ancestors.October 4, 2011
• Taxes hastened Somalia's famine, militant retreat
  The withdrawal of Somalia's al-Qaida-linked rebels from their bases in Mogadishu and severe food shortages in southern Somalia may be linked to the same problem familiar to politicians the world over: tax collections.October 3, 2011
• What's the deal with Social Security?
  With attention on the national debt, GOP Presidential candidates and elected Democrats alike are talking about changes to social security. Behind the political rhetoric, what's the current state of the Social Security trust fund and what impact would suggested changes have on millions of Americans who receive financial aid through the program?Midmorning, September 28, 2011
• Report: Homelessness on the rise in Twin Cities
  A new report shows the number of Twin Cities children and families experiencing homelessness is on the rise.September 14, 2011
• Census: US poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6
  The ranks of the nation's poor swelled to nearly 1 in 6 people last year, reaching a new high as long-term unemployment woes left millions of Americans struggling and out of work. The number of uninsured edged up to 49.9 million, the biggest in over two decades.September 13, 2011
• U.S. announces $23 million more in Somali famine aid
  Millions of dollars more for famine relief will be sent to the Horn of Africa, said the head of U.S. Agency for International Development.August 31, 2011
• American Refugee Committee reaches out to aid Somalia
  A Minneapolis resident who is working with the American Refugee Committee in Somalia speaks about the relief efforts.August 25, 2011
• Photos: Hunger in Kanabec County
  With an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent -- among the state's highest -- Kanabec County has many people in need, some for the first time.August 18, 2011
• The Face of Hunger: As jobs leave Kanabec Co., poverty and hunger rise
  With an unemployment rate of 10.1 percent -- among the state's highest -- Kanabec County has many people in need, some for the first time.August 18, 2011
• To afford food, seniors stretch dollars and rely on others
  Research shows that seniors who struggle with food are significantly more likely to be in fair or poor health. In a small town on Minnesota's western border, the seniors there work to get by.August 3, 2011
• Bill Gates: Poverty not excuse for no education
  A child's success should not depend on the race or income of parents and poverty cannot be an excuse for a poor education, Bill Gates told the National Urban League.July 28, 2011
• Housing market decline contributes to increased gap in wealth between groups
  The household wealth of Blacks and Hispanics dropped more than that of Whites during the Great Recession, according to a study released this week by the Pew Research Center.July 28, 2011
• State Department official meets with Somali famine aid workers
  A top U.S. official who works to get aid to people starving in Somalia said al-Shabab is hampering efforts to part of Somalia.July 28, 2011
• $1M grant to aid homeless vets
  A Minnesota organization that helps homeless veterans will receive $1 million from a federal homelessness prevention program.July 26, 2011

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