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MISSISSIPPI ECONOMIC POLICY CENTER The Mississippi Economic Policy Center (MEPC) engages in rigorous, accessible and timely analysis to inform the policy debate on issues that affect the economic and social well being of working families and low-wealth Mississippians. An independent, nonpartisan initiative, MEPC is managed by the Enterprise Corporation of strengthening communities, building assets and improving lives in economically distressed areas in the Mid South. MEPC and this project receive crucial support from the following foundations: Annie E. Casey Foundation, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Ford Foundation, Joyce Foundation, Open Society Institute and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Additional sponsorship for the project comes from the Women’s Fund of Mississippi and the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi. For further information on Mississippi Economic Policy Center, go to www.mepconline.org/ or call (601) 944-1100. INSIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Founded in 1969, the Insight Center for Community Economic Development (Insight Center) is a national strategies including: advancing industry-focused workforce development, building individual and community assets, and strengthening the early care and education industry. The Insight Center was one of four launched the Elder Economic Security Initiative, innovative, nation-wide efforts to gain support for proven strategies to help low-income families and retired elders reach economic security. The Insight Center leads Washington, D.C.-based Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW). With generous support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, this report was produced Mississippi develop, maintain, and engage a statewide coalition of diverse stakeholder For more information about the Insight Center’s programs, visit www.insightcced.org or call (510) 251-2600. WOMEN’S FUND OF MISSISSIPPI The Women’s Fund of Mississippi is dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls and promoting long-term social change through fundraising, strategic grantmaking, and advocacy. WILLIAM WINTER INSTITUTE The William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation fosters reconciliation and civic renewal wherever people suffer as a result of racial discrimination or alienation, and promotes scholarly research, study and teaching on race and the impact of race and racism.
OVERLOOKED AND UNDERCOUNTED STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET IN MISSISSIPPI By Diana M. Pearce, PhD December 2009 DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR WOMEN’S WELFARE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK PREPARED FOR Prepared with Bu Huang, Ph.D. (statistical analysis), Michelle Desmond, Washington, School of Social Work, Center for Women’s Welfare.
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