poverty

Poverty on the Rise in Johnson County

Ashley Ferguson — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:00:00 +0000

The Johnson County Christmas Bureau, has opened its doors to their annual Holiday Shop at the Great Mall of the Great Plains in Olathe, KS. This is their 50th year creating a shopping experience for low income families around the holidays.

Director Barb McNeil says that “Poverty” and “Johnson County” aren’t words often heard in the same sentence, they should be. Though the population in Johnson County grew by 2% last year, the number of families below the poverty line grew by 64%.

Stunning Stats of Poverty

Dan Verbeck — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:49:14 +0000

Kansas City, MO – The number of children living in poverty in Missouri and Kansas rose dramatically between 2008 and last year. Using numbers compiled by the census bureau, The Social Impact Research Bureau in Chicago calculated that one in every five children in Missouri lives in poverty.

Simulating Poverty

Alex Smith — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:01:32 +0000

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Kansas City, MO – In a poverty simulation, participants are invited to take on the role of a person struggling to make ends meet.