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The longtime executive director of a grassroots anti-poverty organization in western Massachusetts has announced her retirement. Michaelann Bewsee will…
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The city of Albany is receiving $2.2 million in state funding toward combatting violence. Governor Andrew Cuomo's office says it engaged local members of…
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At the age of nine, Issac J. Bailey saw his hero, his eldest brother, taken away in handcuffs, not to return from prison for thirty-two years. Bailey…
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Three new initiatives aim to reduce poverty in New York state's capital city.The Albany Community Action Partnership, the Albany Housing Coalition and the…
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Earlier this year I commented here that policymakers were missing the mark if they did not turn their focus to poverty. Which begs the question, if they…
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders moderated a town hall on Inequality in America Monday evening. He brought together outspoken advocates to discuss what they…
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Massachusetts is one of the richest states in the richest nation on earth and yet, 1 in 10 people and 1 in 7 children struggle with hunger. That’s 701,630…
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ArteSana is dedicating its new storefront workshop in downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts later today. The nonprofit was founded more than a year ago to help…
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Our Falling into Place series spotlights the important work of -and fosters collaboration between- not-for-profit organizations in our communities;…
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Veteran health journalist Mary Otto looks inside America’s mouth, revealing unsettling truths about our unequal society.Her new book, Teeth, takes readers…