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Hello Readers! I hope you enjoyed my time in Hong Kong last week. Any questions about that? No? Good. Let's move on. Okay, so this week, we go back to the mainland; back to Zhuhai. Living the...
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OUR VIEW: Disturbing trends about SD children

OUR VIEW: Disturbing trends about SD children We understand that single-parenting is becoming more common, but that doesn’t mean we have to like or condone the trend.

By Editorial board , May 08, 2013

Low pay, single-parent families put South Dakota children in poverty

More than a third of South Dakota’s jobs are rated as “low-wage” and nearly two-thirds of the state’s children live in single-parent households. Those two factors lead the reasons why 42 percent of the state’s children live in low-income households, including 18 percent who are in poverty, said one expert.

By Denise Ross , May 07, 2013

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USDA expanding program to fight rural poverty to Dakotas

The so-called StrikeForce initiative already operates in 10 states. The program will now also be available in the Carolinas, the Dakotas, Alabama and Virginia.

March 26, 2013

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39,000 SD children live in poverty

39,000 SD children live in poverty Two organizations offer statistical snapshot of youth in state.

By Tom Lawrence , March 19, 2013

SD leads nation in Native American poverty rate

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — South Dakota leads the nation in the percentage of Native Americans living below the poverty line, and more than half of the Native Americans in the state's second largest city live in poverty, according to new U.S. Census data released Wednesday.

By Kristi Eaton , February 20, 2013

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Churches team up to show poverty documentary

The documentary, titled “The Line,” is part of a broader campaign to bring light to the new faces of poverty in the aftermath of the Great Recession.

By Staff reports , October 12, 2012

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SD recognized for quality food assistance program

PIERRE (AP) — The South Dakota Department of Social Services is receiving an extra $650,000 in federal funding because it has a high accuracy rate in managing the nation's main nutrition program for low-income people.

August 28, 2012

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Mississippi's Box Project still relieving poverty on SD reservations

HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) — The Box Project, a grass-roots program of the Hernando-based Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi, still holds promise for relieving rural poverty as it marks its 50th year.

August 27, 2012

Fruit orchard planted on Cheyenne River reservation

PIERRE (AP) — An orchard of fruit trees has been planted on the Cheyenne River Sioux Indian Reservation as the result of a national program.

August 27, 2012

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SD Alliance for Economic Security to host summit in Pierre

By News release , August 27, 2012

Bridge to Benefits website links those in need to assistance

A valuable resource for families and individuals in difficult economic circumstances, the Bridge to Benefits website (www.sdbridgetobenefits.com) has been just been updated.

By News release , August 10, 2012

SD has highest rural poverty rate in Great Plains

More than one-fourth of the state’s rural children live in poverty, according to a report by the Center for Rural Affairs.

By Marcus Traxler , May 23, 2012

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Nearly one in five kids lives in poverty in Davison County

In 2010, a family of four with two children younger than 18 that made $22,162 or less a year was considered to be living in poverty.

By Tom Lawrence , April 12, 2012

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Sioux Falls event considers income needs of SD elderly

Sioux Falls event considers income needs of SD elderly SIOUX FALLS — Older adults in South Dakota expressed their frustration over poor access to jobs at a public Sioux Falls meeting on Wednesday that highlighted the challenges the elderly face in getting enough money for basic needs.

By VERONICA ZARAGOVIA , March 08, 2012

Bill to feed low-income people passes SD House

PIERRE — A faltering tax refund program for poor people should be scrapped so the money can instead be given to a nonprofit organization that provides food to low-income families across South Dakota, the state House decided Tuesday.

By CHET BROKAW , February 15, 2012

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