Whole Foods Calendar to Change the Face of Poverty
Shoppers can make a difference in the lives of microentrepreneurs around the world by picking up a 2015 Whole Planet Foundation calendar at Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFM) stores in…
What Is the Status of Poverty in the U.S.?
America’s poverty rate was 15.5 percent in 2013, down from 16.0 percent in 2012, according to the supplemental poverty measure released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2013 rate…
How Impoverished Youth Learn to Give Back
Humanitarian organization Children International reports that fifteen-year-old Chengo from Lusaka, Zambia, has turned his life around through the Children International Youth Program. Raised in an extremely volatile community, he lost…
Whole Planet to Alleviate Poverty in the World
Whole Planet Foundation is kicking off its 2012 Prosperity Campaign at Whole Foods Market, with the goal of raising $4.1 million to fund poverty alleviation projects across the globe and…
Bill Gates Formula to Alleviate Poverty
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, challenged global leaders Tuesday in his fourth annual letter to invest in innovations that are accelerating progress against poverty, or…
Can Obama Jobs Plan Reduce Poverty in America?
America is fast emerging as a new poor country, as poverty here has been increasing at an alarming rate. According to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday, September 13, 2011,…