[Fmhc] Fwd: Fw: [kidscount] Doug Nelson's Testimony on Poverty

[Michael Carbone]

We all know that the poverty level established by the federal government
does not seem to accurately describe the condition of  the people we serve.
Follow the link below to read testimony advocating inproved poverty
measures.

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From: North Dakota KIDS COUNT <ndkidscount at yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Subject: Fw: [kidscount] Doug Nelson's Testimony on Poverty
To: Jessica Arett <jessicafmchp at gmail.com>, Michael Carbone <
directorfmchp at gmail.com>, Jan Eliassen <jeliassen at cityoffargo.com>, Sue
Korman <skorman at creativecare.org>, Mac McLeod <mahc at srt.com>, Jeannie
Messall <jeanniem at cap7.com>, "Dennis M. Nunberg" <dnunberg at nd.gov>, Angel
Stanhope <AngelS at cap7.com>


  You'll be interested in reading and listening to the testimony in support
of revising the methods used to measure poverty in this country.

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Helen Danielson, Coordinator
North Dakota KIDS COUNT
P.O. Box 5636
Fargo, ND 58105-5636
Phone: (701) 231-5931 Fax: 231-9730
Website: www.ndkidscount.org

--- On *Thu, 7/17/08, Don Crary <DCrary at aecf.org>* wrote:

From: Don Crary <DCrary at aecf.org>
Subject: [kidscount] Doug Nelson's Testimony
To: "The KIDS COUNT Discussion List" <kidscount at lists.aecf.org>
Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 3:56 PM



Here is the text of the testimony Doug Nelson, President of the Foundation,
gave this morning before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family
Support about the critical need for a more accurate measure of poverty.  I
will also forward to you the longer version of his remarks which were
submitted for the record.

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=detail&hearing=641&comm=2

Don


Don Crary
Kids Count State Coordinator
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
701 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
dcrary at aecf.org
410.223.2950 (direct)
410.223.3350 (fax)


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