Matthew Desmond Speaking at the 2017 Public Policy Forum on EvictionOn September 11, 2018, The New York Times featured a piece by Matthew Desmond, “Americans Want to Believe Jobs are the Solution to Poverty. They’re Not.”
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Matthew Desmond Speaking at the 2017 Public Policy Forum on Eviction
On September 13, 2018, NJSpotlight reported that “Incomes rose in NJ last year, but significant number of residents remain in poverty.”
On August 28, 2018, CBS MoneyWatch reported that “Almost half of Americans can’t pay for their basic needs” according to a report from the Urban Institute.
The Anti-Poverty Network of NJ 2018 Poverty Summit, “Dismantling Structural Racism: Engaging Neighbors, Leaders and Government,” is on October 26th.
Opportunity Zones incentivize investors to help decrease poverty in distressed communities that have economic potential but high unemployment.
