Poverty

Shakira Appointed to President Obama's Education Advisory Board

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Shakira Appointed to President Obama's Education Advisory Board

By Fox News Latino | 10/05/2011 - 18:19 | 0 Comments

President Barack Obama appointed Shakira to his...

Latina Selected as One of CNN’s Top 10 Heroes

Latina Selected as One of CNN’s Top 10 Heroes

By Amaris Castillo | 09/23/2011 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

One of CNN’s Top 10 Heroes for 2011 is Latina. Mexican psychologist Elena Durón Miranda was recently selected for her work with poverty-stricken children in Argentina. The CNN Hero initiative spotlights those striving to spur change in the world. A decade ago, Durón Miranda traveled to Argentina to research communities...

Census Report: Almost 30% of U.S. Latinos Live in Poverty

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Census Report: Almost 30% of U.S. Latinos Live in Poverty

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 09/14/2011 - 14:30 | 0 Comments

More than one in four U.S. Latinos is living in poverty, according to 2010 U.S. Census bureau figures released this week. That’s nearly 27 percent of the country’s 50.5 million Latinos—13.2 million people—and an increase from 12.3 million in 2009.

And according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2011 Kids Count Data Book, 31 percent of Latino kids live in poverty....

Nearly a Quarter of Latinos in the U.S. Live Below Poverty Line

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Nearly a Quarter of Latinos in the U.S. Live Below Poverty Line

By Mariela Rosario | 12/16/2010 - 19:00 | 0 Comments

According to new census numbers, almost 22% of all Latinos in the United States live below the poverty line. The disheartening numbers demonstrated that the rate of poverty among Latinos is almost 10% higher than the rest of the population.

This means that out of the estimated 45 million Latinos in the country, almost 10 million are living in hand-to-mouth. However,...