In May 2016, the Federal Reserve Board published its “Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2015.” This report, based on a survey of thousands of adults nationwide, captures Americans’ perspectives, behaviors and concerns as related to their financial situation. As part of the survey, all respondents were asked if they faced...
For Community Action Council, there’s no such thing as “poor people”
The Council doesn’t provide services to “poor people.” Instead, we talk about people in poverty, people living in poverty, or people with low income. What’s the difference? Isn’t that just a lot of extra words to say the same thing? Why does it matter? Here are five reasons we choose not to use the...