Realities of Poverty in Delaware 2003-2004

The Realities of Poverty in Delaware 2003 - 2004

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	Cover
	Acknowledgments, Contents
	Summary of Articles
Section One	Poverty and the Most Vulnerable
	The Confluence of Poverty and Disability Dan Atkins and Christie Guisti
	Children in Poverty in Delaware Terry Schooley
	TABLE: Delaware and the US
	The Economic Status of Single Mothers in Delaware Christen Brownell
	The Elderly and Consumer Fraud Deborah Gottschalk
	CHART: US Voter Registration and Participation by Annual Income
	Race, Poverty and the Breaking of the Social Contract Ivory Copeland
	Another Kind of Poverty: Immigrants Clémence Overall
	CHART: Increase in Demand for Emergency Food in U.S. Cities
Section Two	Poverty's Impact
	Food Security Karen Curtis
	Table: Does Work Pay Enough? A Monthly Analysis of Poverty Despite Work in Delaware
	Deafening Silence Jocelyn Taliaferro
	CHART: 10 States with Highest Black Incarceration Rates
	The Need for Criminal Justice Reform Ellen Wasfi
	Unmet Needs of the Poor: Health Care Coverage Alice Brandreth
	Predatory Lending Rashmi Rangan
	The Concentration of Poverty: Wilmington, Delaware Cara Armbrister
	Payday Lenders Marlena Melhunek
Section Three	Shelter and Poverty
	Residential Segregation Persists Leland Ware
	The Rock of Poverty and the Hard Place of Rural Housing Karen Speakman
	The Housing Wage Marlena Melhunek
	Organizing for Change in Affordable Housing Tina Riley
	The Persistence of Homelessness and the Invisible Homeless Steven W. Peuquet
	CHARTS: Poverty-Level Wages and Rental Affordability
	The Right to Housing Gina Miserendino
	TABLES: Poverty by Race and County in Delaware
Section Four	Poverty and Nonprofit Mission
	The Impact of Welfare Reform on Nonprofits in Delaware Karen A. Curtis and Ivory Copeland
	CHARTS: Income Inequality in Delaware and the U.S.
	The Nonprofit Provision of Housing for the Poor Joe L. Myer
	Decision Making in Impoverished Communities Terri Hasson
	Turning the Wheel of Liberation Ken Smith
Section Five	Recommendations
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