Sentences with phrase «people near the poverty»

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With huge numbers of people who are barely out of poverty, it now needs to prevent near - paupers from falling back, while also dragging the poorest out of destitution faster than economic growth alone could do the job.

The danger is that some advocates might promote voluntary poverty or near - poverty as the Christian option while in reality we need to be working as a society to help people work themselves out of poverty.

The money is part of the $ 100,000 Agricultural Premium Fund used primarily to help people at or near the poverty level, said Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn.

Twelve percent are near poor, and four percent — 5,000 people — are below the poverty line.

The percentage of people in poverty and near poverty in New York City decreased in 2016 for the third consecutive year and is the lowest since 2009, according to an annual report released by the Mayor's Office of Operations on Friday.

«I do think, overall, there is a common theme about people who are at or near the poverty line, and those who are squarely in the middle class, are getting the raw end of the deal,» Cecil says.

Improving conditions for people who live near wild primates, and who often suffer from high levels of poverty and inequality, would also aid in primate conservation, Estrada said.

All of the children studied were born to mothers who lived near the contaminated harbor and dumpsites in these low - income communities, where twice as many people live below the poverty line than the Massachusetts average.

His latest — gloriously captured with more conventional equipment — follows another kind of American outsider: people living on the edge of poverty, in a Florida motel near Disney World.

At times it feels as if the school is working in a vacuum to support young people living in poverty or near the poverty line.»

ALBERTA — Alberta Helping Animals Society In vulnerable populations such as transient or homeless people, seniors, and individuals and families living at or near the poverty line, veterinary care and spay / neuter procedures for pets can sometimes be cost - prohibitive.

Many, if not most, people in the world would trade their lifestyle for mine, because the numbers say that many people in the world are either in poverty or near poverty, and don't have choices.

This figure is still exceptionally low and still leaves many people living at or near the poverty line with no access to legal aid.

By providing lawyers and legal advice to people living at or near the federal poverty level, civil legal aid programs enhance their clients» ability to access justice and can serve as a powerful tool to combat poverty.

This clinical service provides thousands of hours of free legal help to some of Hawai'i's most vulnerable people, including the elderly, troubled and incarcerated youth, veterans, and families living at or near poverty levels.

While Santa Clara County has one of the highest median incomes in the country, it also has its share of people living at or near poverty level.