Poverty Rate in Shelby Up, Census Finds -- One in Five Residents Poor; Many Formerly Middle Class
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › August 27, 2008
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Phyllis Phillips doesn't need the Census Bureau to tell her that poverty is tightening its grip on the Memphis area.
As program manager of emergency services at the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association, Phillips sees the daily evidence in the type of residents seeking assistance to help pay for food and utility bills.See the full content of this document
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Poverty Rate in Shelby Up, Census Finds -- One in Five Residents Poor; Many Formerly Middle Class
"It used to be single females. Now, it's the working poor - families, husbands and wives, coming in," she said.
Census figures released Tuesday show that one in f...See the full content of this document
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