Message from the Half in Ten Campaign

Kicking Off the Summer

Dear Jason,

Since the launch of Half in Ten, the support we’ve been hearing from you and from organizations around the country has been incredible, making one thing clear: with your help, we will reach our goal.

Last month in North Philadelphia, we saw what it looks like for a community to come together against poverty. Community leaders, elected officials and the Half in Ten leadership provided powerful stories and evidence about why reducing poverty by fifty percent is not only possible, but also the right thing to do. Watch them now at our new video page.

And we didn’t stop at just talking! Half in Ten has won campaigns in several states to protect homeowners from foreclosure, and is lobbying legislators to override vetoed minimum wage increases in Connecticut and Minnesota.

On the federal level, we’re supporting bills that will extend unemployment insurance for workers who have run out of their benefits but still cannot find a job. Right now, we’re gearing up to tell the Senate that no child should be too poor for the Child Tax Credit. If we all work together, millions of poor children will be better off and we will make important gains towards our poverty reduction goal.

We have big plans for this summer and beyond, and we can’t do it without you! So, tell your friends about Half in Ten, and keep an eye out for the very latest.

Thanks again for your support!

The Half in Ten Team

Status of poverty in your town/ Guest writers

Hey Everyone,

I want to know about the status of poverty in your town or state, that's why I am looking for guest writers to report on the status of poverty in their town or state. If you would like to be a guest writer for The Time to End Poverty is Now contact me at timetoendpoverty@gmail.com. I can't wait to hear from you.

Thanks,

Jason Couch

The Time to End Poverty is Now!

BIG Corporations and Low Wages, Just One Cause of Poverty

It’s so bad for the hard working Americans these days. It’s so bad a single mother can’t even buy her child a piece of bubble gum; I mean come on this should not be happening, but it is. This is what I say to the BIG corporations quit being so tight with your damn money! Help the hard working people that have helped you make your money and build your business, instead of laying them off. It is not going to hurt your billions and billions of dollars you have made by giving you hard working employees a decent raise, and by that I don’t mean giving a raise to you executives in the office. I am talking about giving decent raises to the ones digging for your oil, working in your nursing homes, waiting on your customers and taking their orders, basically I am talking about all the true hard working Americans in all industries that make businesses and America run. Think about what would you the BIG corporation do if you didn’t have the hard working Americans doing the work for you???? Wait I know what would happen your business would fail. This is only one cause of poverty, but this one cause of poverty can easily be eliminated, just by having the BIG corporations open their wallets a little more.

Toledo set for battle on poverty

It is great to see communities coming together to fight the war on poverty. This is why I am sharing this article I found with everyone tonight.

Toledo set for battle on poverty

Thanks,

Jason Couch

MicroPlace Launches “Small change. Big change.” Campaign

The “Small change Big change” Campaign is a great, way to help bring people out of poverty. There is also another plus to the campaign; it also allows people in poverty to show off their business ideas. The way the campaign works is it allows everyday people to get together with friends and family to make investments that earn a financial return and help address global poverty by raising funds for global microfinance institutions that provide loans to the worlds working poor. If you are like me, you probably have a lot of change laying around that goes unnoticed, just think if you gathered up all your spare change you could help someone out of poverty, hints the name “Small change Big change” Campaign. Start looking for that spare change around the house and use it to make a big change in someone’s life.

Small change Big change” Campaign

MicroPlace Launches “Small change. Big change.” Campaign

Fighting poverty a cause for the entire community

The passion in Bob Laipply's voice was clear as he spoke to the Bucyrus Kiwanis Club Thursday afternoon.

The topic was poverty in rural America, specifically Crawford County.

"There is generational poverty here and we are trying to help people out of it," he said.

Laipply, an local educator, is part of a group called "Connecting Crawford County; Building Bridges to Bring Us Together." Their mission is to establish a network to assist professionals in fields of human services, education, child support, law enforcement, churches and other groups in helping move individuals and families toward self-sufficiency.

One of the goals is to build a network between providers in the community and increase efficiency. That's a tall order when one considers all the agencies and communities involved.

It is nonetheless the right thing to do.

The timing or this program is right. With layoffs at local manufacturers, the economy here is struggling.

People need help transitioning into the right work environment. Some need help short-term after suffering job losses or going through a divorce. Others require more long-term assistance.

We applaud the efforts of Laipply and others in Bucyrus who want to attack the problem of poverty. It is not easy or pretty, but it's necessary.

Toward that end, a two-day workshop is planned Sept. 18-19 featuring Phil DeVol. The program will address generational poverty in our area.

We encourage county residents to consider attending and working toward solutions. Overcoming poverty in Crawford County should be everyone's goal.

News Source: The bucyrustelegraphforum.com