Maryland Health Partners (Program)
Mental health services for people who are eligible for Medical Assistance and people who, becuase of the nature of their illness and financial needs, receive state subsidization for services
All Ages
Saving Bernice: Battered Women, Welfare and Poverty -- by Jody Raphael (Author) (Book)
"This is the story of Bernice, a former welfare mother and survivor of domestic violence, and her arduous journey to escape from, and ultimately triumph over, years of battering, poverty, and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City -- by Katherine Newman (Author) (Book)
"In No Shame in My Game, Harvard anthropologist Katherine Newman gives voice to a population for whom work, family, and self-esteem are top priorities despite all the factors that make earning a...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Rethinking Literacy Education: The Critical Need for Practice-Based Change -- by B. Allan Quigley (Author) (Book)
Drawing on more than twenty-five years of his teaching and administering of literacy programs, and also on his experience forming literacy policy and conducting research, Quigley reveals some...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Songs from the Alley -- by Kathleen Hirsch (Author) (Book)
"Hirsch writes a startling account of life on the streets. Wendy and Amanda both came from the suburbs, both had dreams of lasting love and security. But before age 30, both women were homeless."...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Forsaken People: Case Studies of the Internally Displaced -- by Roberta Cohen, Francis Deng (Authors) (Book)
"The coerced displacement of people within the borders of their own countries by armed conflicts, internal strife, and systematic violations of human rights has become a pervasive feature of the...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Home Is Where We Live: Life at a Shelter through a Young Girl's Eyes -- by Bonnie Groth, Jane Hertenstein (Authors) (Book)
"Photographs with brief text chronicle a seven-month stay at a homeless shelter where a ten-year-old girl felt scared at first but later felt safe."--Publisher (barnesandnoble.com)
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Home Buyers Checklist: Everything You Need to Know, but Forget to Ask, Before You Buy a Home -- by Robert Irwin (Author) (Book)
"Surprises are only fun if it's your birthday, not after you make an offer or buy a home, and "Surprise" -- it needs a lot more work than you thought. Unfortunately, if you ask most homeowners they'll...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Walking with the Poor: Principles and Practice of Transformational -- by Bryant Myers (Author) (Book)
"Theology, spirituality, and social science are synthesized in the definitive book on how Christian mission can contribute to overcoming poverty and dismantling systematic social evil. Myers explores...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Measuring Poverty -- by Constance Citro, Robert Michael (Authors) (Book)
"This book evaluates concepts and procedures for deriving the poverty threshold, definitions of family resources, and procedures for annual updates of poverty measures. It explores issues underlying...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)