US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: Poverty
The U.S. Census Bureau offers the official statistics on poverty.
US Census Bureau
U.s. Census Bureau: Poverty
Contains a wealth of information about poverty in the U.S. including statistics and characteristics of those living in poverty.
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Poverty and Economic Indicators
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twelve data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine global poverty and economic factors that contribute to poverty. They look at infant mortality,...
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Teaching About Poverty
Learning module in which students use current and relevant information to take a close look at poverty in America, past and present, and examine how the government should address it. Comprehensive multi-media learning materials include...
US Census Bureau
Us Census Bureau: Poverty Thresholds
This site gives the poverty guidelines for the past 20 years. Easy to read and understand.
Social Science Education Consortium
Ssec: How Can a Family Be in Poverty and Not Be Poor? [Pdf]
This investigation helps students examine issues related to measuring poverty. Is reducing poverty an appropriate economic role for government? How do you measure poverty? What is not examined when measuring poverty? What are alternative...
University of Wisconsin
Institute for Research on Poverty: How Is Poverty Measured in the United States?
Describes how the United States measures poverty. Includes graphs comparing poverty rates over time, in different states, in different ethnic or age groups, etc.
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Poverty Mapping: Map Gallery
[Free Registration/Login Required] Included is a large array of maps showing poverty on a global scale as well as maps of individual countries. The maps show poverty measured in several different ways. PDF files may take awhile to download.
United Nations
United Nations Cyberschoolbus: Poverty
A site designed for teachers, the UN Cyberschoolbus poverty curriculum provides teachers K-12 with seven units related to poverty. Each unit provides background, class activities, suggestions for community service activities, and links...
Other
The Feminization of Poverty: Past and Future
Very extensive report on the poverty trends among females in the U.S. and the reasons for these trends. Also contains information on recent and past poverty rates and ratios.
US Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau: Poverty in the Us [Pdf]
The US census report on poverty published in 2001.
BBC
Bbc News: Africa's Economy: Poverty
Provides an overview of the issue of poverty in Africa. Four maps show the levels of poverty, debt, aid, and trade for each country in Africa.
Other
Sos Children's Villages: Our Africa Poverty
Our Africa is a project that allows the children of Africa to film their lives and their country the way they see them. This section offers a sobering reminder of the absolute poverty that plagues Africa and the causes of this way of...
Other
Us Health & Human Services: Poverty Guidelines, Research, and Measurement
This site from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services provides resources on both poverty threshold and poverty guidelines, and describes how they are used by federal programs for setting eligibility criteria.
Other
U.s. Dept. Of Health and Human Services: Absolute Poverty Line
At this site from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, using evidence from U.S., Britain, Canada, and Australia, this paper argues that absolute poverty lines rise as the real income rises. (Published Sept. 1995)
Other
Health & Human Services: Development and History of u.s. Poverty Thresholds
A review of the development and history of the current, official poverty thresholds.
The World Bank
World Bank Group: Poverty
Constantly evolving collection of information on world poverty, and of strategies to reduce poverty worldwide.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Poverty
Poverty shows children in unclean conditions and asks your student to write a description of what they think life is like for these children.
Other
National Center for Children in Poverty
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization at Columbia University. On their site you can find numerous resources, news stories/publications, and state profiles, plus...
University of Wisconsin
Institute for Research on Poverty: Homepage
Get FAQs about poverty in Wisconsin and find out about what research is going on at this site for the Institute for Research on Poverty.
BBC
Bbc: The Un and World Poverty
This article from 2000 covers debt throughout the world and where poverty is focused. Speculates on possible problems and reasons why the poor nations are focused on certain continents.
Other
Full Online Text of "Progress and Poverty"
Open this page for links to the full text of Henry George's "Progress and Poverty", which became popular during the American Progressive Era.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Progress and Poverty a Paradox
A link to Progress and Poverty. A biography of Henry George. Has pictures of Henry George.
British Library
British Library: Dickens's a Christmas Carol: Poverty, Money and Miserliness
In this activity, students will consider the economic and political context that informs Charles Dickens's famous novella, A Christmas Carol.
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