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New research out of the North Texas Food Bank's Hunger Center explores the link between food security and other financial habits. According to Research…
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Half a dozen bills designed to raise the state’s minimum wage are working their way through a Texas House committee. Currently, Texas pays at the federal…
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KERA’s series One Crisis Away, Inside a Neighborhood, wrapped up with the story of Tricia Oliver, a hard-working single mom who couldn’t afford to buy a…
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For the last month, the KERA series One Crisis Away: Inside a Neighborhood has illuminated the lives of folks on the financial edge in Jubilee Park.As…
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The cost of living poor can be staggering: Racking up interest on a payday loan, working for minimum wage, paying fees to cash a check, and eating healthy…
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There’s a big difference between having a job, and having a job that pays enough to live on. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. Two years ago,…
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In a neighborhood like Jubilee Park in Dallas, many people live on the financial edge. And if they fall off, sometimes it seems like the only safety net…
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For some North Texans, the most challenging chore of the week is buying groceries.As part of our series, One Crisis Away, Inside a Neighborhood, KERA…
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In KERA’s series One Crisis Away: Inside a Neighborhood, we look at the high price of being poor in a place called Jubilee Park. The Dallas neighborhood…
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Going to school, finding a good job, opening a savings account, buying a home -- they're all parts of the American dream. But they might just be dreams…