The Strategy To Fight Poverty

Molly Lord on Shifting Gears in Providing Resources to Assist the Poor

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Feb 25, 2019

Poverty is hitting the Big Bend region in a hard way, as half of all households cannot afford the basic costs of living. That figure is according to the United Way of the Big Bend – which is shifting its strategy to deal with this issue. Molly Lord, Vice-President of Research Development, discusses their work ahead. Interview recorded: February 13^th, 2019

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