Measuring Poverty in the U.S.--Time to Get it Right

How we measure poverty matters. It's about time we adjusted our measure to get a more accurate count.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/04/AR2011010404431.html

Of course, step two after measurement would be actually doing something about it? Maybe a more accurate count that shows more elders in poverty than we thought will motivate some to act. It's overdue.

Health Care is not just a luxury for a select few.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/12/10/131972595/democrats-ramp-up-war-on-gop-health-benefits

It's about time democrats in Congress grew backbones. Finally they point out the hypocrisy of congresspeople accepting government funded insurance while attempting to repeal healthcare legislation designed to make healthcare accessible for the people they claim to represent. Stick by your principles, dems, please. And make your new freshmen colleagues stick by theirs.

One student assaulted on campus is one too many

Knowledge is power. Students and faculty need to advocate for better campus policies. 

One Student provides students and their allies with programs, resources and opportunities to address sexual violence. .http://onestudent.org/

Sexual Assaults on College Campuses: Victims Seeking Justice

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/12/08/131887810/administration-congress-take-steps-to-address-sexual-assaults-on-campus

Kudos to the Obama and administration and congress for addressing this long neglected problem. The problem of sexual assault on college campuses is far more prevalent than anyone would like to admit.  Universities' response to allegations of sexual assault have been inadequate at best, leaving the problem to fester (and perpetrators free to assault again). Victims and their families are doubly scarred: first by the assault itself, and secondly by a system that still blames the victim.

Please let your legislators know that you support this legislation to support college students' safey on campus.

Dear Students...

Today I invited those of you who attended the AAFCS student meeting to post on my blog if you like. If you would like me to add you as a blogger, simply request to be added in your comments. *Or* you may simply comment on what I've posted so far.

I'd like this blog to be more about the students and new professionals than about me. I do want to hear from you about FCS--what we should be doing to help prepare students, what we could be doing in the community, and whether we should be more vocal public policy advocates.

The future of the profession is in your hands.