Washington Journal
Anti-Poverty Programs
2011-10-02T09:35:21-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMzUxXC8zMDE4NTAtMDUtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Melissa Boteach talked about community programs to help fight poverty and how they partner with the federal government. One program is the Half in Ten campaign, which aims to cut poverty in half in ten years. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Melissa Boteach talked about community programs to help fight poverty and how they partner with the federal government. One program is the…
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Melissa Boteach talked about community programs to help fight poverty and how they partner with the federal government. One program is the Half in Ten campaign, which aims to cut poverty in half in ten years. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. close
Melissa Boteach talked about community programs to help fight poverty and how they partner with the federal government. One program is the… read more
Melissa Boteach talked about community programs to help fight poverty and how they partner with the federal government. One program is the Half in Ten campaign, which aims to cut poverty in half in ten years. She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. close
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