Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
Bay Area Rescue Mission helps local people get back on their feet
The Bay Area Rescue Mission team reflects on the achievements of its recent graduates and provides a readers with a look at the services it has to offer.
Read MoreStudy finds immigrants reduce crime rates, suffer from other disparities
Immigrants reduce crime rates in American cities and, for a while, help to improve social stability in their neighborhoods, a new report has found.
Read MoreONS returns from South Africa with new goals
When Kevin Muccular visited South Africa early this September, he saw a group of local children playing, making up their own games because they could not afford toys. They smiled and chased each other around, impervious to their economic situation. “We [talked to] their parents, who said the children haven’t eaten in days but still…
Read MorePoverty levels in Richmond worsen in 2009
Poverty in Richmond last year was nearly double state and national averages.
Read More‘Most of my childhood memories were tragic events’
In a deeply personal essay, a Richmond teen describes the harrowing effects of violence and gang culture on his childhood, and his key to breaking free from the cycle.
Read MoreCrime overlays poverty
The concentration of poverty tends to concentrate other problems like violent crime. Criminologists have long agreed on this relationship between poverty and crime. The city of Richmond, as the map to the left suggests, is plagued by both social ills.
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