Metro Atlanta’s poverty rate is growing worse, notably in the suburbs. There, poverty increased 5.9 percent between 2000 and 2010, outpacing the city’s 1.7 percent gain, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission. Today, we present three views on how Georgia and the nation can curb poverty.
Compassion begins with us
In the March 16 Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Rev. Joanna Adams reminded us in her guestcolumn a wonderful parable from the New Testament in which Jesus Christ answers the question, "Who is my neighbor ?" Read more from Kevin Conboy
All sectors play role in reducing poverty
While the United States has experienced economic growth, the benefits of this growth have not been distributed equitably. Inequality, which was already high, has increased even further. Read more from Aneel Karnani.
Ending poverty takes all of us
I've seen a lot of hardship. It's written on the faces of the nearly 1 million people we serve every year — the hardship of living without a roof, in poor health or hungry. Read more from Sid Mohn.
