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Video

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: James Piper Bond at TEDxBaltimore

James Piper Bond provides vocational education and recreation struggling charter schools.

Perceptions of Wealth Inequality

This video provides a graphical representation of the scale of income inequality in the U.S.

Economic Mobility

Video produced by PEW describing the processes affecting absolute and relative economic mobility in the pursuit of the American Dream.

Audio

Struggling Families Lift Themselves Out of Poverty

This clip discusses the work of the Family Independence Initiative and the experiences of families that have been through the program.

Inequality and the Economic Crisis

NPR story on the links between income, education, and inequality in the US during the recent financial crisis

Cycle of Poverty Hard to Break in Poorest U.S. City

With the help of the Second Street Learning Center in Reading, PA, where 41.3% of the population lives below the poverty line, parents are able to search for work.