Links + Resources
On Poverty
The following links provide a wealth of information about the history and role of poverty in the United States, including policy briefs, seminar transcripts, statistics, and links to other information:
Poverty in Urban America: Its Causes and Cures
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/seeingpoverty/pamphlet1.shtml]
Contains the first chapters from Hilfiker's booklet in which is laid out the history of poverty in America and why poverty has affected African Americans in the inner city in disproportionate numbers.
Personal Stories from Biloxi
[http://speakingoffaith.org/programs/seeingpoverty/biloxi.shtml]
Listen to audio clips and view photos of a moving church service held in a parking lot in Biloxi, Mississippi one week after Hurricane Katrina struck. Also includes one woman's account during the onslaught of the storm. Audio captured by American RadioWorks' Stephen Smith.
Poll after Katrina
[http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-12-katrina-poll_x.htm]
An article from USA Today (September 12, 2005) summarizing the results of a poll conducted with CNN and the Gallup organization revealing attitudes toward the hurricane's victims, the performance of President Bush, and the reasons the government's poor response.
Servant Leadership School
[http://www.slschool.org]
A Christian training institution in Washington, D.C., where Hilfiker teaches, that prepares citizens for helping the poor through service and how to create niche organizations that serve the poor's needs most effectively.
On Urban Renewal
Urban Renewal in One Pittsburgh Neighborhood
[http://www.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20000521eastliberty1.asp]
An article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reviewing the public policies implemented in the neighborhood of East Liberty.
Life in the Model City
[http://www.yale.edu/nhohp/modelcity/]
The New Haven Oral History Project at Yale University presents an exhibit of photographs, stories, and audio of residents' experiences during the urban renovation in this Connecticut city from 1954 to 1969.
