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Education beyond high school more important than ever
November 4th, 2013
America’s jobs of the future will require a post-secondary education. […]
This Month’s SNAP Cut will be Substantial for Families with Children
November 1st, 2013
The 2009’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (ARRA) temporary boost […]
SNAP is Important to Local Economies When Times are Tough
October 30th, 2013
This Friday (November 1, 2013), 664,000 people in Mississippi will […]
664,000 Mississippians to See a Cut in Food Assistance Beginning November 1
October 28th, 2013
Beginning this Friday (November 1, 2013), more than 47 million […]
Health Insurance Gap Impacts Thousands of Mississippi’s Working Poor
October 28th, 2013
As Mississippians continue to sign up for private health insurance […]
McNulty Prize spotlights HOPE’s work in Mid-south
October 25th, 2013
Just this week, HOPE CEO and founder Bill Bynum was […]
Racial Disparities Persist in Poverty and Median Income
October 7th, 2013
Last week, we posted on updated poverty data for Mississippi […]
Budget Hearings on Higher Education Include Discussion of Financial Aid, Remediation, and Dropout Recovery
September 20th, 2013
Tuesday, both the Institutions of Higher Learning and the Community […]
CFPB Concludes Successful Visit
September 20th, 2013
On Friday, September 20, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) […]
New Census Data Shows Poverty Increasing in Mississippi While Median Income Drops
September 19th, 2013
Earlier today the U.S. Census American Communities Survey poverty data […]