Meet the Working Poor: Learning not to Judge

Meet the Working Poor: Learning not to Judge

From a US Bureau of Labor Statistics perspective, the working poor are defined as “…people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force (that is, working or looking for work) but whose incomes still fell below the official poverty level.” -1. For a family of four,...
The Trouble With Disconnected Youth

The Trouble With Disconnected Youth

The Measure of America project, sponsored by the Social Science Research Council defines disconnected youth as “…teenagers and young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither working nor in school. There are 5,527,000 disconnected youth in America today, or...
Growing Resilient Kids

Growing Resilient Kids

The study of resiliency goes back several decades. However, recent economic challenges, natural disasters, and the prevalence of violence, among many other factors, have brought a laser focus to this growing body of research. Although I can’t bring my own personal...