No Victory in War on Poverty in Eastern Kentucky

Published January 25, 2014

No victory in war on poverty in eastern Kentucky
There were few good-paying jobs. College was a distant dream. Stanley moved up and out of poverty, thanks to a coal boom that provided her husband with steady work as a miner. But the cycle wasn't broken. Her daughter, Jennifer Jarrell, 34, and two …
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Walworth County officials hope drug court for heroin addicts will start in June
He and fellow deputies have fulfilled that role, but the heroin problem is growing in Walworth County, and Patek believes a drug treatment court would help deputies expand their reach and help more addicts stop using. At the meeting, county officials …
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“[The jobs program] gave young people a chance to get the job skills — showing up on time, following instructions, doing particular kinds of work and having money in their pockets and also helping their families, which is a huge issue. If you don't …
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