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By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries According to recent headlines from popular business sites, the United States is currently experiencing the longest period of economic growth in ...
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By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries According to recent headlines from popular business sites, the United States is currently experiencing the longest period of economic growth in history at over 122 months. The last stretch of similar proportion was from March 1991 – Mar 2001 (CNBC). This expansion has created wealth, jobs, […]
By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries From and early age, we were taught to “show your work.” Although the answer may have been correct, demonstrating how you arrived at the answer demonstrated competency and hopefully your ability to repeat the same results. The same holds true for using statistics when tracking trends […]
By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries Continuing the topic of food insecurity, especially among families with children, we will take a look at changes impacting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as numerous proposals could go into the effect soon. The latest proposed change impacts eligibility criteria for families with children, potentially […]
By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries Readers of the “Poverty and Equity” section of the Saporta Report, have hopefully become aware of the challenges of food insecurity for Georgia’s children. Food insecurity is a real challenge, and one that has a long-term impact on our communities, economy, and future workforce. With 1 […]
By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries Summer 2019 is almost over for Georgia’s kids, with most returning to the classroom over the next couple of weeks. For children living in poverty, “catching up” becomes the first task for teachers. In my June 18th article entitled “Summer Slide,” the faucet analogy was used […]
By John Berry, Chief Executive Officer, Society of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia, Member, SVdP USA National Board of Directors Any seasoned caseworker in the field for St Vincent de Paul Georgia can tell you multiple stories of working families struggling to make ends meet as their rising rents outpace their incomes. In Georgia, 52% […]
By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries The topic of Affordable Housing is what might be described as “trending” of late. Numerous publications, social media platforms, and talking heads on the nightly news are parroting the obvious points. We have an affordable housing crisis! We need more affordable housing! Yes…we do! This month, […]
By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries Recent headlines have shed light on what many are describing as the “affordable housing crisis” in the Greater Atlanta area. Our reputation as a destination city has been tarnished with renewed attention to the income inequality that seems entrenched, along with a runaway train in rising […]
By John Berry, St. Vincent de Paul Georgia There was an old song that was popular when I was young that had a line something like ‘It’s summer time and the living is easy.’ It was one of those songs that you kind of remember, without having a clue as to the artist or the rest […]
By S. Kelley Henderson, Chief Executive Officer, Action Ministries In my column titled The Face of Georgia’s Hungry on April 23rd, a number of statistics were shared that framed the problem of food insecurity in our state. There are few things that impact every facet of a person’s quality of life as does hunger. For […]
