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Middle class students don’t have it easy
Posted February 21, 2012 by Denise Yang
I’m broke, hungry, and it’s lunch time at school! Being hungry at school makes me think about the benefits I can’t get because of my parents’ income.
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When Family Gets Locked Up
Posted February 1, 2012 by Te'Lona Love
My uncle is in prison. Talking about the prison system and about him being locked up is pretty hard. He might not even know I am writing about him.
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Breaking The Nicotine Habit: My Mother’s New Year’s Resolution
Posted January 3, 2012 by Jaleesa Vickers
My mother’s nicotine habit has been a tough one, seeing that she didn’t even stop for either one of her pregnancies, or when she found out that I had asthma.
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2010 Census Shows 2 Million California Kids in Poverty
Posted September 16, 2011 by New America Media
EAST PALO ALTO, Calif.–Once a week, Altagracia Hernandez boards a bus near her tiny two-bedroom apartment in East Palo Alto, Calif., and heads to the Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) on Puglas Road to stock up on a three-day supply of canned foods and fresh produce.
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When The Family Budget Does Not Allow For Healthy Food
Posted July 11, 2011 by Jana Fuller
As I go in to the grocery store I notice that junk food is priced lower than healthier food. Some cereal and bread are highly priced at $3.96 to about $4.50, whereas most chips, noodles, and cookies are as low as seventeen cents to $1.98.
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