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 Dr. Sharma's Speech December 2008

Empowering Low-income people
     Micro-entrepreneurship 

  The United States and the World
    Poverty in the United States - U.S. Census Bureau
    Poverty Analysis - World Bank

  South Carolina
      U.S. Census Bureau Statistics on South Carolina

Other Recent News Stories about Poverty

March 21, 2009:         A sign of hard times - Island Packet

March 9, 2009:          SC unemployment rate hits 10% in January - Forbes.com

December 11, 2008:   SC unemployment expected to hit 14% by spring 2009 - Associated Press

November 29, 2008:   As the economy falls, requests to food banks soar. - Island Packet

November 16, 2008:   Rate of hunger among children rose 50% in 2007 - Island Packet

November 15, 2008:   SC layoffs at state agencies mean less support for the poor and disabled - Beaufort Gazette

November 12, 2008:   12% of SC children have no health insurance - Island Packet

November 10, 2008:   History island church finds joy, hope in Obama presidency - Island Packet

November 3, 2008:     State budget ax falls on special needs home - Island Packet

September 19, 2008:  Community Organizers help folks overcome poverty/powerlessness - Island Packet

July 1, 2008:             Help native islanders preserve neighborhoods - Island Packet,
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June 19, 2008:          Hard times in the Lowcountry... - Island Packet