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Mind The Gap: Making Too Much To Qualify For Assistance

By Gina Kaufmann,
Matthew Long-Middleton
Published May 13, 2015 at 3:52 PM CDT
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What do you do when you're not making enough money to really make ends meet — but you're making too much to qualify for assistance? We invite the director of programs at Amethyst Place to discuss her perspective on this earnings gap and how it affects Kansas and Missouri residents.

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Gina Kaufmann
People don't make cameos in news stories; the human story is the story, with characters affected by news events, not defined by them. As a columnist and podcaster, I want to acknowledge what it feels like to live through this time in Kansas City, one vantage point at a time. Together, these weekly vignettes form a collage of daily life in Kansas City as it changes in some ways, and stubbornly resists change in others. You can follow me on Twitter @GinaKCUR or email me at gina@kcur.org.
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Matthew Long-Middleton
Matthew Long-Middleton has been a talk-show producer, community producer, Media Training Manager and now the Community Engagement Manager at KCUR. You can reach him at Matthew@kcur.org, or on Twitter @MLMIndustries.
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