Tagged With "Poverty"

By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS, February 5, 2020 KPBS Evening Edition anchor Maya Trabulsi talked with Erin Hogeboom, the director of San Diego For Every Child, about a new initiative launched to end child poverty in San Diego County. Q: Research is showing that San Diego families are struggling and, more specifically, the basic needs of some children are not being met. Can you talk to us about what the current state of child poverty is here in San Diego County? A: Yes. So, in San Diego County, 40%...

Poverty in San Diego is not confined to the urban core of the city. New   research   from National University System Institute for Policy Research found concentrated pockets of poverty have increased in suburban neighborhoods around the county. Erik Bruvold, the president of the National University System Institute for Policy Research and the author of the policy brief shared, " Concentrated poverty exists within cities often considered more wealthy than San Diego's urban core",...