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U.S. Census Bureau Releases Poverty Data. City of Buffalo loses ground to Detroit and Cleveland in Poverty Olympics: Earns Bronze

Posted in Buffalo, Economic Development, census, census data, economic justice, income, news, policy, poverty, study on August 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Today the Census Bureau released findings on household income and poverty for 2007
The City of Buffalo, which ranked as the second poorest big city in America based on 2006 numbers, dropped one spot to number three behind the cities of Detroit, MI and Cleveland, OH.  Buffalo had a poverty rate of 29.9 percent based on [...]

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WHAT TO WATCH FOR IN THE NEW CENSUS INCOME AND POVERTY NUMBERS

Posted in Buffalo, Buffalo News, Economic Development, Erie County, census, economic justice, news, poverty on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last August the City of Buffalo was ranked as the Second Poorest Big City in America based 2006 Census numbers.  New numbers are expected to be released tomorrow.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has issued a report outlining what to look for in tomorrows numbers.
“On August 26 the Census Bureau will release findings on [...]

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Buffalo News Reports on Public Housing Conditions

Posted in Buffalo, Erie County, affordable housing, hud, poverty, tagged on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

At the Homeless Alliance, we say that folks have the right to safe, adequate, and affordable housing. Too often in Buffalo, housing is of two kinds:
1) It is affordable, but not safe and adequate; or
2) It is safe and adequate, but far from affordable.
One place, though, where housing is expected to be safe, affordable, and [...]

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Poll Shows NYS Voters Want a Tax Hike for the Wealthiest

Posted in Economic Development, NY government, budget, economic justice, news, policy, survey on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It should not be surprising that, in the currently NYS fiscal crisis, those who will be hardest hit are lower-income Americans, living paycheck to paycheck, and struggling to keep up with daily cost of living. What could help alleviate the burden is by making richer New Yorkers – those who make over $1 million per [...]

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Ending Homelessness: A Symposium in America’s Second Poorest City

Posted in Buffalo, Economic Development, Erie County, chronic homelessness, economic justice, event, homeless, homelessness, housing first, hud, policy, poverty, safe haven, workshop on August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Homeless Alliance and the WNY Coalition for the Homeless, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is proud to present a day-long symposium entitled Ending Homelessness.
The symposium will take place on Tuesday, Sept 16th. from 8:30am-4:30pm.
Our Keynote Speaker is Philip F. Mangano, Executive Director, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.
Breakout [...]

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Families left to struggle as Food Stamps run out

Posted in federal policy, food stamps, hunger, misconceptions, news, policy, poverty on August 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Florida Times-Union recently did a piece on families on Food Stamps who are having difficulty stretching their food budget out over the course of the month as food prices increase. One father of three (pictured above) has this story:
Hagins had been a maintenance man all his life.
He fell off a ladder, [...]

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