cabell brand center welcome address - risa pesapane
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Challenges and Opportunities
Poverty Today
The Cabell Brand Center for Global Poverty and Resource Sustainability Studies
&The Shepherd Program at Washington and Lee University
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Economic Opportunity Act Job CorpVolunteers in Service to America (VISTA)Upward BoundHead StartCommunity Action Program (CAP)
Medicare/MedicaidFood Stamp ActHousing and Urban Development (HUD)Fair Housing ActHigher Education Act
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‘The world’s most ruthless killer and the greatest
cause of suffering on earth is extreme poverty.’ – WHO 1995
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6 million paperclips for 6 million Jews
101,853 pounds or
51 tons of paperclips!
462. MillionAmericans
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10 train cars of paperclips
697 VT stadiums full of people
The entire population of South
Africa
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Defining Poverty
Measuring Poverty
Natural Resources & Poverty
Climate Change & Poverty
Technology & Poverty
Rural, Suburban, & Urban Poverty
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15% of Americans live in poverty
A word on the words “Poverty” & “Poor”
Uganda is a poor country
1 in 3 Americans are affected by poverty
Buchanan is the poorest county in Virginia
25% of jobs pay wages below the poverty threshold
that poor fellow
rate
percentage
prevalence
count
Income bracket possession of “basic needs”
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How often is a cattle prod needed?What is the rate of slips and falls?At minimum, are 95% rendered insensible after one shot?
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Who’s your neighbor?
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The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty unites nearly two dozen institutions to collaborate for an important venture in undergraduate and professional education.