Telisha’s Story about Head Start
Hear how Head Start helped Telisha get speech therapy services for her son.
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Rachel’s Story about WIC
Hear how WIC helped Rachel feed her four daughters.
Danielle’s Story about Head Start
Hear how Head Start helped Danielle go back to college without the added expense of daycare.
Coretta’s Story About Child Care and Development Block Grants
Hear how the Child Care and Development Block Grants help the YWCA provide safe, quality child care and meals for young children from working families.
JT’s Story About the Senior Companion Program
I direct the Senior Companion Program*, a program funded by the Corporation for National Service, a federal agency that works with millions of people. For 36 years I have heard all kinds of stories of how senior citizens have benefited…
Michelle’s Story About Medicaid
This is a story about how the Federal Government saved two American lives.
In my third month of pregnancy I almost miscarried my unborn son. I went to the emergency room and they told me to take bed rest for…
Indicators of poverty in Texas
Percentage of people living in poverty
- 2007
- 16.3%
- 2009
- 17.2%
Percentage of low-income people (200% of poverty or below)
- 2007
- 36.9%
- 2009
- 38.2%
