A Framework for Understanding Poverty

People in poverty face challenges from both obvious and hidden sources virtually unknown to those in middle class or wealth. The reality of being poor brings out a survival mentality and turns attention away from opportunities taken for granted by everyone else. A Framework for Understanding Poverty has guided hundreds of thousands of educators and other professionals through the pitfalls and barriers faced by all classes, especially the poor. Carefully researched and packed with charts, tables and questionnaires, Framework not only documents the facts of poverty, it also provides practical yet compassionate strategies for addressing its impact on people's lives.