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What Poverty Does to Your Brain

If you’ve found yourself getting caught up in the conversations about poverty and inequality spurred by the Baltimore demonstrations and riots, you should read this Harvard Magazine profile of the work of Sendhil Mullainathan, a behavioral economist there who studies the effects of scarcity on human decision-making.

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Best documentaries on social justice issues...Must see!!!!!!

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Chapter Books that Raise Awareness about Hunger, Poverty, and Homelessness — Doing Good Together™

A growing list of chapter books that raise awareness about hunger, poverty, and…

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5-Minute Film Festival: Teaching Kids about Global Poverty

Take a moment to watch these 8 episodes that help teach kids about global poverty.

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This Nonprofit Wants To Hire Homeless People And Break The Cycle Of Poverty

Why the poverty cycle is harder to break than we like to think — and what can be done about it

Why the poverty cycle is harder to break than we like to think — and what can be done about it | Deseret News National

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How Social Media And Passion Can Educate Girls -- And End The Poverty Cycle

Forbes article "how social media and passion can educate girls and end the poverty cycle" - uses "She's the First" as example

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Poverty begins in childhood when babies are born to poor, malnourished mothers. Because they are born into families that are poor, these children enter into a cycle of poverty that can be difficult to break. But, there is hope. Plan gives children, families and communities the tools they need – like education, healthcare, and access to water and sanitation – to break this cycle and build solutions for improving their own lives.