Stigmabase | North America

The Power of Social Networks to Break the Cycle of Poverty With more Americans than ever in poverty and with funding for social services dropping day by day, the nation's attention is rightly focused on scrutinizing the status quo. Some of us are also looking critically at our failed poverty -fighting efforts. ...

The Power of Social Networks to Break the Cycle of Poverty Iu Mien refugees in Oakland, the Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans, and the Yurok tribe in Northwest California are all examples of communities with strong social networks that lift each other up together. But even these communities face the same ...