poverty

1. How poverty changes the brain | The AtlanticWe know living in poverty can have physical effects, like increased risk for asthma, obesity and hunger.…

More than 45 million Americans – nearly 16 million of them children – live below the poverty line.And poverty isn't just a U.S. issue. It's a global…

When people talk about poverty, the conversation typically revolves around the economic condition of a household. Even here at State of Opportunity, our…

Detroit built its public health departments back in the 1800s, when cholera was rampant. But in 2012 the city gutted that department and privatized it.…

Think back to a time when you stayed up all night, or only slept for a few hours.Did you feel groggy or sluggish? Was it difficult to focus on the tasks…

Connections is a State of Opportunity documentary about the power of networks.Some questions we tackle: How do you create a network when you live in…

In Part One of our Connections documentary, we heard from a young mother in poverty who’s struggling to build a network out of nothing. So I thought I’d…

In some circles, "network" is a dirty word, something we don't like to talk about lest we admit out loud that maybe, just maybe, we didn't get where we…

Yesterday on The Next Idea, experts joined Cynthia Canty to talk about implementing mindfulness practice in schools. Mindfulness has been known to help…

You couldn't turn on the TV or radio or surf the web this past week without hearing or reading about Pope Francis' visit to the United States. The Pope…