The national poverty rate remained unmovable from last year and was much lower than in most urban areas.
To address rising poverty rates, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) published a memo in September that cited several federal programs helping poor families, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) and unemployment insurance.
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Federal Programs Related to - Poverty Studies
Programs that conduct research in the area of social science that involves the systematic study of the origins, causes, demographics and costs of poverty and the efficacy of proposed or implemented poverty alleviation measures.