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New Film Celebrates Living History of the Black-led Welfare Movement, a First of its Kind

July 15, 2022

By Cristina Rayas

An interview with the director of ‘Storming Caesars Palace,’ and the daughter of the film’s star, on some of the most important Civil Rights activists you didn’t know about.

Mami’s Christmas Pasteles

December 17, 2021

By Eileen Sepulveda

Income support means so much to families, especially around the holidays.

Announcing, my forthcoming memoir: MAID: A Single Mother’s Journey from Cleaning House to Finding Home

September 8, 2016

By Stephanie Land

On June 16th, I celebrated my youngest daughter Coraline’s second birthday. While she opened presents, I relished the memory of her entering my life. She was born a month after…

Yes, Food Can Be Entertainment for Low-Income People

July 22, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Photo source: FreeImages.com Originally published on Talk Poverty.  I woke up yesterday hungry. Since my last shopping trip four days before, I’d not eaten much, saving most of the food…

Why Good Jobs Are Needed in the Food Stamp Debate

June 14, 2016

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

Originally published on Equal Voice.  It’s already begun happening. In 2016, 500,000 to 1 million recipients will be officially cut from the “food stamp” rolls. Some reports say it could…

Saying Your House is Messy Because You Play With Your Kids is a Privilege

May 10, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally published in the Washington Post. I grew up in what some would call an immaculately clean home. I hated my mom a little for it. I wasn’t allowed to…

Out of Homelessness, A Mom Turns Advocate

April 27, 2016

By Fred McKissack Jr.

Originally published on Rooflines, a Shelterforce blog. Jenean F. and her husband worked hard to achieve the increasingly elusive American Dream. She was a stay at home mom and he…

Just Because I’m Poor Doesn’t Mean My Kid Shouldn’t Have Nice Things

April 7, 2016

By Stephanie Land

Originally published on She Knows.  My daughter and I were living in a conservative area when I started to notice an outcry to test people receiving public assistance for drug…

Why Poverty Isn’t a Halloween Costume

October 30, 2015

By Stephanie Land

Originally published on Talk Poverty and The Nation.  When a website documenting the attire of Walmart customers surfaced several years ago, its popularity grew quickly. As Walmart is known for…

I Lived On $6 A Day With A 6-year-old And A Baby On The Way. It Was Extreme Poverty.

October 1, 2015

By Stephanie Land

Originally published on The Guardian.  It didn’t take me long to go from financial stability to fearing homelessness. In January 2014 I was 35-years-old, raising a six-year-old nearly full-time and…

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