The Wealth of Knowledge: How Poverty Impacts a Classroom
The Wealth of Knowledge: Poverty in Schools
Poverty Explained: Definitions and Misconceptions
Poverty in the Land of Lincoln
A Pictorial Tour of Poverty in Illinois
What You Need to Know
Resources for Teachers
Parent Fair and Family Fun Night
Resources for Parents
References
A Pictorial Tour of Poverty in Illinois
A look at images from across the Land of Lincoln
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A homeless family in Logan Square, Illinois sharing a bed in a friend's spare bedroom.
Photo of a young family living at the Red Cross homeless shelter in Rockford, Illinois.
A man living in the poverty stricken town of Hopkins Park, Illinois
Once Beautiful homes now rundown and abandoned in Danville, Illinois.
Abandoned shops and stations all over rural Illinois tell the story of small towns struggling to survive
The Northern Illinois Mobile Food Bank visits Huntley, Illinois.
Home in Lake Heights, a low income neighborhood in Carbondale, Illinois
Dilapidated Buildings in East St. Louis, Illinois
The city of Cairo in far Southern Illinois
Low Income Housing in East St. Louis, Illinois
The remains of a homeless camp in Carbondale, Illinois
Impoverished children leaving a homeless shelter in the morning and heading to school for the day.