'Poverty Simulation' helps people locally
Wed, 03/09/2016 - 3:31pm
By:
Laura Sand Prink, Community Impact Manager, United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha and Pierce Counties
To the editor:
Food insecurity, housing instability, homelessness, lack of reliable and affordable transportation, domestic violence, unemployment and underemployment are realities for many of our neighbors right here in our community. According to Minnesota Compass (2013), 7.4 percent of Lake City residents live in poverty.
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