Cabell Brand Center Welcome Address - Risa Pesapane
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Challenges and Opportunities Poverty Today The Cabell Brand Center for Global Poverty and Resource Sustainability Studies & The Shepherd Program at Washington and Lee University
Transcript of Cabell Brand Center Welcome Address - Risa Pesapane
Challenges and Opportunities
Poverty Today
The Cabell Brand Center for Global Poverty and Resource Sustainability Studies
&The Shepherd Program at Washington and Lee University
Economic Opportunity Act Job CorpVolunteers in Service to America (VISTA)Upward BoundHead StartCommunity Action Program (CAP)
Medicare/MedicaidFood Stamp ActHousing and Urban Development (HUD)Fair Housing ActHigher Education Act
‘The world’s most ruthless killer and the greatest
cause of suffering on earth is extreme poverty.’ – WHO 1995
6 million paperclips for 6 million Jews
101,853 pounds or
51 tons of paperclips!
462. MillionAmericans
10 train cars of paperclips
697 VT stadiums full of people
The entire population of South
Africa
Defining Poverty
Measuring Poverty
Natural Resources & Poverty
Climate Change & Poverty
Technology & Poverty
Rural, Suburban, & Urban Poverty
15% of Americans live in poverty
A word on the words “Poverty” & “Poor”
Uganda is a poor country
1 in 3 Americans are affected by poverty
Buchanan is the poorest county in Virginia
25% of jobs pay wages below the poverty threshold
that poor fellow
rate
percentage
prevalence
count
Income bracket possession of “basic needs”
How often is a cattle prod needed?What is the rate of slips and falls?At minimum, are 95% rendered insensible after one shot?
Who’s your neighbor?
The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty unites nearly two dozen institutions to collaborate for an important venture in undergraduate and professional education.
