All posts tagged with poverty

(Natural News) In 2009, nearly 11 percent of the American population was receiving food stamp benefits, which are offered to those who fall below a certain income level or who live with disabilities. With a total American population of roughly 300 million people, over 33 million individuals were receiving help through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]

(Natural News) The CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest health care systems are starting to invest more in community health programs, after figuring out that in order to improve health outcomes for tens of millions of lower-income Americans—and thus save themselves money over the long run—they needed to get involved on the local level […]