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Study links poverty to depression among mothers

Please read this article by Donna St. George from The Washington Post. It addresses how poverty and depression have adverse effects on mothers and their infants. 

WTOC airs PSA: Step Up's "College Fans" Golf Tournament

What is asset poverty?

Read the newly released "Assets & Opportunity Profile" on Savannah, produced by CFED.

1st Annual College Fans Golf Tournament

Step Up hosts its first-ever golf tournament on September 13 at Southbridge Golf Club.

Foundation releases report on impacts of immigration enforcement on Latino children in Georgia

The Sapelo Foundation released a report June 22 documenting the impact of immigration enforcement on

Bank On Savannah first-year highlights

More than 3,000 individuals participated in free financial education workshops and 1,011 new accounts

May be more poor in America than we think!

This week, the Commerce Department announced the federal government will start to use an additional poverty measure, an equation that determines how many people are living in poverty.

Can a Few Kind Words Increase Successful Food Stamp Applications?

Dale Carlson-Bebout, Step Up Savannah's Director of the supporting work project, is a guest blogger on the new website "Applying Behavioral Sciences in the Real World".

'We won't rest until we turn the tide,' Mayor Johnson says

Savannah gains national recognition for its sweeping anti-poverty efforts; City Council and Mayor Otis Johnso say they're committed to breaking the cycle. Read Arlinda Broady's article in the Dec.