/tags/poverty Poverty en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-07-18/new-baby-bonds-pilot-program-address-vermonts-wealth-gap Last month, H.55 became law, authorizing Vermont State Treasurer Mike Pieciak to establish a Vermont Baby Bond Trust program and develop a pilot. The program will provide funds to young Vermonters born into poverty. Their use is limited to wealth-building activities. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-07-18/new-baby-bonds-pilot-program-address-vermonts-wealth-gap Jenn Jarecki, Nathaniel Wilson /show/vermont-edition/2024-06-27/the-complicated-legacy-of-vermonts-poor-farms Brave Little State investigates a listener question about poor farms, and a local author discusses the last such farm to shut down in Vermont. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:59:15 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2024-06-27/the-complicated-legacy-of-vermonts-poor-farms Mikaela Lefrak, Daniela Fierro /local-news/2024-05-24/jane-kitchel-reflects-career-government-politics The powerful chair of the Senate appropriations committee and former secretary of human services shocked Vermont's political world last week when she announced that she will not seek reelection. Fri, 24 May 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-05-24/jane-kitchel-reflects-career-government-politics Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2024-05-21/lawmakers-baby-bond-legislation-financial-constraints Financial constraints kept Vermont lawmakers from funding the proposal. State Treasurer Mike Pieciak said he’s still hopeful the program will materialize. Tue, 21 May 2024 21:32:56 GMT /local-news/2024-05-21/lawmakers-baby-bond-legislation-financial-constraints Peter Hirschfeld /local-news/2024-03-27/the-challenges-of-living-on-a-fixed-income-in-a-state-where-the-taxes-keep-going-up Calais resident Juanita Nunn is selling off land and moving into a mobile home behind her farmhouse because she can’t keep up with taxes and fuel prices. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2024-03-27/the-challenges-of-living-on-a-fixed-income-in-a-state-where-the-taxes-keep-going-up Erica Heilman /show/vermont-edition/2023-05-05/as-lawmakers-debate-universal-school-meals-an-east-hardwick-teen-is-following-the-story A student at Hazen Union School in Hardwick wanted to learn more about his school's free and reduced meals program. So he made a podcast about it. Fri, 05 May 2023 17:44:13 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-05-05/as-lawmakers-debate-universal-school-meals-an-east-hardwick-teen-is-following-the-story Anna Van Dine, Mikaela Lefrak /npr-news/2022-05-11/inflation-may-be-easing-but-low-income-people-are-still-paying-the-steepest-prices The annual inflation rate eased somewhat in April, but not enough to meaningfully reduce the burden on lower-income Americans. Wed, 11 May 2022 09:56:57 GMT /npr-news/2022-05-11/inflation-may-be-easing-but-low-income-people-are-still-paying-the-steepest-prices Scott Horsley /vpr-news/2021-11-10/despite-covid-aid-many-vermonters-are-still-struggling-to-afford-basic-necessities In Vermont right now, jobs are plentiful and starting wages are up. Nonetheless, advocates say many people in Vermont are still struggling to afford basic necessities. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:01:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-11-10/despite-covid-aid-many-vermonters-are-still-struggling-to-afford-basic-necessities Nina Keck /programs/2019-11-05/report-helping-low-income-vermonters-access-legal-services-benefits-state-economy Legal services and representation can be difficult to obtain for people with low incomes. A new study asserts that helping Vermonters get access to theseâ€� Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:14:10 GMT /programs/2019-11-05/report-helping-low-income-vermonters-access-legal-services-benefits-state-economy Jane Lindholm /programs/2018-12-20/ann-bradens-ya-novel-wins-acclaim-and-spotlights-rural-poverty Brattleboro writer Ann Braden became known to many Vermonters when she started the advocacy group GunSenseVT in 2013. Meanwhile, Braden, a former teacher,â€� Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:52:30 GMT /programs/2018-12-20/ann-bradens-ya-novel-wins-acclaim-and-spotlights-rural-poverty Jane Lindholm