Partnering With The Poor: Four Powerful Programs That Fight Poverty
Aid groups have shifted their focus from charity to building local markets for the poor so that they become buyers, sellers, and agents of long-term economic development. … Read News

Layaway Is Last Christmas Hope For Consumers Burned By Credit Cards
Christmas is on layaway for many Americans of modest means. Burned by debt, and burdened by minuscule wage growth, the working poor are spurning plastic and returning to a retro way to stay on budget and put presents under the tree. … Read News