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Highlander Courtesy of Freepik Food insecurity continues to be a threat to students at UCR. In a survey done by the Basic Needs department on campus, more than 6 out of 10 students experience food insecurity. Three in 5 undergraduate students and 2 in 6 graduate students worry that their food will run out before they can afford more. Much worse, 1 in 5 undergraduate students and 1 in 6 graduate students have often skipped meals due to the inability to afford food. This issue cannot be ignor...

The Atlantic ” is a weekly column by Arthur Brooks, tackling questions of meaning and happiness. Arthur C. Brooks will discuss the science of happiness live at 11 a.m. ET on May 20. Register for In Pursuit of Happiness here. In 2010, two Nobel laureates in economics published a paper that created a tidal wave of interest both inside and outside academia. With careful data analysis, the researchers showed that people believe the quality of their lives will increase as they earn more, and their...

Tigray Crisis: Population Movement Complex Emergency - FW Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA), n° MDRTIGRAY Format This Emergency Appeal reflects the Federation-wide funding requirement of 27 million Swiss Francs, which comprises all Federation-wide support and funding to be channelled to the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, Dji-bouti Red Crescent Society, and Sudanese Red Crescent Society to deliver humanitarian assistance to and support early recovery of some 660,000 people (displaced and host commu...

Hamilton womans ODSP cut after selling her home to pay off debt A woman from Hamilton, Ont., says her Ontario disability support program payments were reduced after she sold her home to her daughter to pay off a debt. The family’s story highlights the challenges in paying down debt and maintaining long-term financial health for people on disability payments, says an anti-poverty advocate. Social Sharing Patricia Atkinson says selling her home to her daughter was the best way to stay in her ho...

The Tahoe Women’s Community Fund (TWCF) has announced its 2021 grant recipients. This year, 14 non-profit organizations in the South Shore Community were funded for a total of $100,000. Normally the funds are handed out during a Grants Gala, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions, it has been canceled. It its place will be a virtual presentation over a two-week period, starting around May 20. Project summaries of all recipients are available on the TWCF website, tahoewomenscommuni...

An issue that doesnt get enough attention in this country is elder abuse. According to the Centers For Disease Control, more than 500,000 older adults over the age of 60 are neglected each year. And those numbers are probably low because a majority of cases likely go unreported. Nursing home neglect is a tragic but common problem in the United States. It occurs if a nursing home doesnt provide proper care to its residents which results in physical or mental health problems. Fortunately, many nu...

Refresh LA, founded in the “Innovation in Engineering and Design for Global Crises” course, helps restaurants sell their leftover food to customers at decreased prices. (Photo Courtesy of Refresh LA) In the virtual classroom setting of “Innovation in Engineering and Design for Global Crises,” Mallika Jain, Elisa James, Elina Xie and Dea Kurti were challenged to develop an innovative product or service to help solve an issue that was caused or exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. It...

II. Final Victory in the Fight Against Extreme Poverty III. The Strategy of Targeted Poverty Alleviation IV. Exploring a New Path of Poverty Alleviation V. A Global Community of Shared Future Free from Poverty Conclusion Preface Poverty is a chronic affliction of human society and a common challenge faced by the whole world. Poverty and its associated problems, including hunger, diseases, and social conflicts, are serious impediments to peoples pursuit of a better life, so the eradication of po...

Poverty Alleviation: Chinas Experience and Contribution Xinhua | Updated: 2021-04-06 11:44 Share April 2021 Published by Foreign Languages Press Co. Ltd. 24 Baiwanzhuang Road, Beijing 100037, China Distributed by China International Book Trading Corporation 35 Chegongzhuang Xilu, Beijing 100044, China P.O. Box 399, Beijing, China Printed in the Peoples Republic of China Contents II. Final Victory in the Fight Against Extreme Poverty III. The Strategy of Targete...

Editor’s note: This is one installment in a three-part series on this year’s candidates for ASUC president. Read about the other candidates here and here. After watching her community face a “genocidal threat, physical and mental harassment and isolation,” ASUC presidential candidate Khwal Rafique decided she wanted to help alleviate the pain that marginalized communities feel on campus. Rafique is a sophomore studying legal studies who currently serves as the director of the Middle Eas...