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Los Angeles Poverty

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornell West begin Poverty Tour

The Rich and the Rest of Us - Co-authored by Smiley and WestAt 4pm on Sunday the Immanuel Presbyterian Church at 3300 Wilshire Blvd became the...
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Nelly Furtado Donates $250,000 to Unstoppable Foundation

The count is in from the Unstoppable Foundation fundraiser over the weekend. So now we know, Nelly Furtado will be donating $250,000 to bring the...
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Gestational diabetes may increase risk of ADHD in children

Most would agree that the average child born in Beverly Hills comes into the world with many advantages over the average child born in Watts;...
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UCLA Early Head Start Program to benefit Arleta children

  • UCLA Early Head Start Program
  • December 21, 2011
On December 19, the UCLA Early Head Start program announced that it had received a $5,000 grant to enhance outdoor play for infants and toddlers in...
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Hispanic birth rate plummeting in the U.S.

  • Hispanic birth rate
  • November 28, 2011
Since 2007, Hispanic birth rates have dropped 17.6%: from 97.4 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44 to 80.3 last year, according to preliminary...
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Stress from poverty affects kids’ grades

Poverty is a serious condition that afflicts millions of people around the world. Particularly distressing is when poverty affects the lives of...
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New study: stressed moms lack coping skills

Many factors contribute to stress; for example, unemployment in Los Angeles and the rest of California is higher than the national average....
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Holidays bring relief in midst of increasing poverty rate

The U.S. Census Bureau has reported the highest national poverty rate since 1993 at 15.1%, with Los Angeles at a mind-boggling 17.5%.It is not...
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Cardborigami shelters the homeless of L.A. one paper fold at a time

  • Cardborigami
  • September 16, 2011
In 2007, during her fourth year of studies at USC School of Architecture, Tina Hovsepian, came up with an idea that would turn into the non-profit...
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California bill redefines who can get supportive housing to combat homelessness

A bill to help find housing for the poor and independent youth is moving forward in California after a state Senate committee approved the...
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