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How The ‘war On Poverty’ Can Be Won

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With the stroke of President Lyndon Johnson’s pen, America’s “war on poverty” was launched 50 years ago today. Currently, in our community, more than 300,000 of our neighbors live below the federal poverty line. Read how we can help end the war on poverty in this piece by our President and CEO, Max Gardner.

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