Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Kathryn Edin has been researching urban family structure and poverty for more than two decades, embedding herself into the lives of the community. But even she was shocked when she started seeing data indicating American families living in extreme poverty, akin to that of living in a developing country. Visit rising.jhu.edu to learn more.
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