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Owning Up: Poverty, Assets, and the American Dream -- by Michelle Miller-Adams (Author) (Book)
"Despite the recent success of welfare reform in moving people off public assistance and into jobs, most of America's working poor are still unable to accumulate even the most minimal of assets. In...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Prince George's County DSS, Emergency Assistance (Program)
Provides emergency case assistance grant to families with children. Grant assists with court-ordered evictions, utility cut-offs and burial assistance and may be used only once in a twelve-month...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The King of Mulberry Street -- by Donna Napoli (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "In 1892, nine-year-old Dom's mother puts him on a ship leaving Italy, bound for America. He is a stowaway, traveling alone and with nothing of value except for a new pair of...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Just For Youth (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
Just For Youth is a nonprofit youth development organization designed to provide programs that help youth develop the inner resources and skills necessary to become productive members of their...
All Ages
Money Hungry -- by Sharon Flake (Author) (Book)
"The author of The Skin I'm In offers another provocative slice of city life, vibrantly evoking its sights, sounds and smells. With her brassy voice and saucy attitude, 13-year-old Raspberry Hill...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Grapes of Wrath -- by John Steinbeck (Author) (Book)
"Although it follows the movement of thousands of men and women and the transformation of an entire nation, The Grapes of Wrath is also the story of one Oklahoma farm family, the Joads, who are driven...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Little Match Girl -- by Hans Andersen (Author) (Book)
"This modern adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale presents the heartwarming story of Adriana and her grandmother, who travel to a new world in the hopes of finding a better life. But...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Persistence of Poverty in the United States -- by Garth Mangum, Andrew Sum, Stephen Magnum, Sar Levitan (Authors) (Book)
"For more than thirty years, students, scholars, and policymakers have relied on successive editions of Sar A. Levitan's Programs in Aid of the Poor. Now, in conjunction with the eighth edition of...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Prince George's County DSS, Day Care (Program)
Provides vouchers for a portion of the oost of day care for low-income parents who are having difficulty paying for day care and are working, attending school or are in a job training program.
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)