The American dream is founded on the belief that people who work hard and play by the rules will be able to earn a good living, raise a family in comfort and retire with dignity.
But that dream is harder to achieve for millions of Americans because they spend too much of their hard-earned money on fees to cash their paychecks or pay off high-priced loans meant to carry them over until they get paid at work.
To read the full Wall Street Journal opinion piece, click here.
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The Step Up Dependent Care Action Team Meeting will be held January 24th, 8:30am at GA Power. For more information, you may contact Beth Parr at 912-236-4226.
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The Step Up Communications Team Meeting is scheduled to meet 9a.m., January 17th, at SDRA, 518 MLK Blvd. For more information, please contact Betsy Yates at 912-819-8139.
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The Step Up Resident Team Meeting will be held Wednesday, January 16th at 6pm. For more information, you may contact the Step Up Office at 912-644-6420.
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“A new study by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute concludes that the state of Georgia could improve its economic prospects by doing more to educate adults who lack high school diplomas and provide more affordable access to higher education for low-income working adults.”
“Nearly one in three working families in Georgia are low-income, earning less than 200 percent of the federal poverty threshold. These 323,840 Georgia families are hardworking, with an average work effort of 2,489 hours a year or about 1.2 full-time jobs per family. In a majority of low-income working families (57 percent), neither parent has had any post-secondary education. A full 30 percent of low-income working families have at least one parent who did not complete high school.”
To read the full study, issued in January, click here.
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The Step Up Education Action Team Meeting is scheduled to meet 3 p.m., January 15th in the Board Room of the Bull Street Public Library. For more information, please contact the Step Up Office at 912-644-6420.
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The Step Up Affordable Housing Team Meeting is scheduled to meet 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., January 8th at SDRA, 518 MLK Blvd. For more information, please contact Donna Provence at (912) 401-0008.
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The Step Up Energy Assistance Coalition will be held 3:30pm, Friday, January 4th at United Way. For more information, you may contact Christy Edwards at 912-651-7712.
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The National League of Cities’ Institute for Youth, Education, and Families issued a report based on the NLC’s survey in 2007 of municipal leaders to identify city initiatives to combat poverty. Nearly 100 member cities replied. Savannah is one of 13 cities highlighted in this report.
Click here to read the full report on the NLC Web site
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The Step Up Asset Building Team Meeting will be held Thursday, January 3rd, 3pm at United Way. For more information, you may contact Edward Chisolm at (912) 447-5577.
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