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Poverty Spikes in the Suburbs
What's Driving this Trend?
Alexandra Cawthorne discusses the recent rise in suburban poverty and what we can do about it.
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Why is poverty rising in the suburbs? Why are suburbs particularly unequipped to deal with this rise? What can we do about it?
(transcript, mp4, YouTube)
For more information, see:
- Trouble in the Suburbs by Alexandra Cawthorne
- Suburban Poverty by the Numbers
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Alexandra Cawthorne Gaines
Vice President, Poverty to Prosperity
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