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Model Cities logo. The Model Cities Program was an element of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society and War on Poverty.The concept was presented by labor leader Walter Reuther to President Johnson in an off-the-record White House meeting on May 20, 1965. [1]
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While there is debate about the impact of the act, the fact is that poverty rate fell dramatically within 10 years of its passage. According to the US Census Bureau the poverty rate in America 1964 stood at 19.0%. By 1973 the poverty rate was 11.3%, according to the Census Bureau.
OpEd: This month marks the 60th anniversary of the “War on Poverty,” when President Johnson traveled to Inez, Ky. to make the case that the dire economic conditions faced too many Americans.
In many cases, poverty is caused by job loss. In 2007, the poverty rate was 21.5% for individuals who were unemployed, but only 2.5% for individuals who were employed full-time. [138] Children growing up in female-headed families with no spouse present have a poverty rate over four times that of children in married-couple families. [140]
4 April 1968, Washington, D.C., US, A report from National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders identified discrimination and poverty as the root causes of the riots that erupted in cities around the nation during the late 1960s and in Washington, DC in April 1968 [12] Baltimore riot of 1968 4 April 1968, Baltimore, Maryland, US Glenville ...
Therefore, Florida is one of the few states where the federal poverty guidelines track fairly equitably. For example, the cost of living in Mississippi is 11.7% below the national average.
The U.S. Census Bureau measures poverty by comparing a household's pre-tax income to a set poverty threshold. This threshold is the amount of money needed to cover basic needs. While some states ...