More U.S. Households Receiving Food Stamps

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 Posted in Income/Poverty | No Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs Today the Census Bureau released another wave of economic data that showed a 13 percent increase in U.S. households receiving food stamps between 2007 ... Read more..

Recession’s Social Impact on U.S. Population

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 Posted in Income/Poverty | No Comments »

by Eric Zuehlke, editor Our very own Mark Mather, associate vice president of Domestic Programs, has been getting a lot of media exposure recently based on his recent article on the social ... Read more..

New Data on U.S. Health Insurance Coverage

Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Aging | 3 Comments »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs  The Census Bureau released new 2008 poverty and health insurance estimates today. Poverty rates are up (no surprise there), but it’s the health insurance numbers ... Read more..

Economic Recession Negatively Affecting U.S. Children

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 Posted in Youth | 1 Comment »

by Nadwa Mossaad, research associate A new report by Duke University, funded by the Foundation for Child Development, paints a dire portrait of U.S. children in 2010. Child poverty is expected ... Read more..

Population Boom in America’s Big Cities

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 Posted in Immigration/Migration | 1 Comment »

by Mark Mather, associate vice president, Domestic Programs The population in America’s largest cities is booming, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Just a few years ... Read more..



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