Welfare Deform Turns 10
Welfare reform, or deform as us welfare rights activist like to call it, turned 10 years old August 22. 10 years of punishment for the poor. People who commit serious crimes receive shorter terms of...
View ArticleScholarships for Low Income Women Available
The Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation for Low Income Women and Children will offer 5 grants of up to $2000 each to low income mothers who are enrolled in education and/or training programs....
View ArticleAccessing Higher Education for Adults
Do you want to go to college or get more training? Do you want to have a better job and make more money? Do you need information on scholarships and financial aid for non-traditional students? Then...
View ArticleSingle Parents on Campus
According to a recent CLASP factsheet the typical college student is no longer an 18 year old right out of high school. The new typical college student is a non-traditional student who lives off...
View ArticleYou Can Earn $8 for Every $1 You Save with WVIDA
The WVIDA Initiative is an asset building tool designed to help low-income families with special savings accounts known as IDA (Individual Development Accounts). IDAs empower them to work toward their...
View ArticleTestimony of Sabrina Shrader Before US Senate Committee
Testimony of Sabrina Shrader Athens, WV US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging “Dying Young: Why Your Social and Economic Status May Be a...
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