Author: rtamblyn
CSBG Spotlight: Leading Innovation for a Green and Healthy Tomorrow (LIGHT) in Maryland
Edited by Raymond Thomas MapQuest. Google. Siri. The world has made great strides in technology and at the touch of a button you can use your GPS-enabled device to direct you to almost any destination. Wouldn’t it be great if human service providers could incorporate this same principle to guide their low-income clients to the resources and services needed to enhance their quality of living?
READ MORECSBG Data Corner: Homelessness on the Decline and CSBG Helped!
- by Tabitha Beck, Research Director - The Atlantic and USA Today recently discussed the quiet decline of homelessness since 2005. We took a look at the CSBG data alongside the national homelessness data from the 2012 National Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness. The national trend is reflected in the number of homeless served by the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Network. The CSBG
CSBG Spotlight: It’s Never Too Early to Learn about Financial Literacy – Especially When Your First Teacher is a “Dime A Saur”
-- by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant -- Western Carolina Community Action (WCCA) believes it’s never too early to teach financial literacy classes. Just ask any of the 276 first graders and 85 middle school students in North Carolina who increased their money savvy skills this year. The first graders will tell you about “Dime A Saurus,” a dinosaur who teaches students the importance of
Subdivisions, Strip Malls, and Poverty: New News? Not for CSBG
-- by Rae Tamblyn, Research Assistant -- There has been an explosion of news articles and social media conversation in response to the new book, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, released by Brookings Institution, which claims that the suburban poverty rate in America has climbed by 64 percent over the past decade, more than twice as fast as the poverty rate in urban areas. The authors
