Poverty is a pressing humanitarian issue in the US and around the world. But how do we end poverty? What does sustainable development actually look like?
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- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance. | Book |
- The Locust Effect by Gary Haugen & Victor Boutros. | Book |
- The Last Hunger Season by Roger Thurow. | Book |
- Evicted by Matthew Desmond. | Book |
- When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor… and Yourself. by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert | Book |
- The Big Ones: Natural Hazards That Have Shaped Us (And What We Can do About Them). by Lucy Jones. | Book |
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- The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
- World Food Program USA
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- Coalition for the Homeless
- Islamic Relief USA
- Team Rubicon: Disaster Response
- Rebuild North Nashville
- Housing Not Handcuffs
- TED Talk: “The hidden reason for poverty the world needs to address now” (Gary Haugman)
- World Bank – Poverty
- Al Jazeera English: How does disaster relief differ between poor and rich countries
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