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Child poverty hits major cities hard

Research from action group, The Campaign to End Child Poverty, shows five of the top 10 poorest areas are in London with over half the children of Bethnal Green and Bow living below the poverty line. Prime Minster David Cameron's Witn [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Poverty a strong factor for HIV in Atlanta and other cities,...

The HIV infection rate for low-income heterosexuals from Atlanta and 23 other cities is 10 to 20 times higher than the overall rate for the nation, according to a study released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control an [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Cities undergoing urban renewal to check poverty

HALF of humanity now lives in towns and cities, and trends show that this figure will increase to two-thirds within the next two generations. Over one billion people are living in slums. What does the future hold for them? Rapidly d [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Poverty still plagues U.S. cities: survey

Most U.S. mayors and city officials say poverty is a growing problem, with many families unable to get by, according to a survey released on Monday. Some 90 percent of city officials in the National League of Cities survey of mayors and le [...]