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SUMMARY:Adult Ed - A Zoom Talk with Joanne Samuel Goldblum
DESCRIPTION:A Talk with Joanne Samuel Goldblum\, author of Broke in America
 \n\nJoanne Goldblum MSW\, serves as chief executive officer of National Di
 aper Bank Network (NDBN)\, and it the co-author of Broke in America: Seein
 g\, Understanding\, and Ending Us Poverty (Feb. 2021\, Benbella Books). Jo
 anne is also the founder of The Diaper Bank of Connecticut\, formerly the 
 New Haven Diaper Bank\, and she serves on the board of directors of FitHav
 en and Let There Be Light International and Invisible People. Her work has
  been recognized by NPR\, The Nation\, Good Morning America\, The Huffingt
 on Post\, Time\, People\, and ABC World News Tonight\, among others.&nbsp\
 ;\n\nWater. Food. Housing. The most basic and crucial needs for survival\,
  yet 40 percent of people in the United States don't have the resources to
  get them. With key policy changes\, we could eradicate poverty in this co
 untry within our lifetime–but we need to get started now. Nearly 40 mill
 ion people in the United States live below the poverty line. Low-income fa
 milies and individuals are everywhere\, from cities to rural communities. 
 While poverty is commonly seen as a personal failure\, or a deficiency of 
 character or knowledge\, it's actually the result of bad policy. Public po
 licy has purposefully erected barriers that deny access to basic needs\, c
 reating a society where people can easily become trapped–not because we 
 lack the resources to lift them out\, but because we are actively choosing
  not to. Poverty is close to inevitable for low-wage workers and their chi
 ldren\, and a large percentage of these people\, despite qualifying for it
 \, do not receive government aid. This book is a perfect companion for a s
 ocial action committee\, a congregation wide book club and any Synagogue f
 ocused on tzedakah.&nbsp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\nRegister in advance for this meet
 ing:\n\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88190406923?pwd=SFZBNmMvQ1ZXTWF5M2xSRVU2
 aGFnZz09\n\n&nbsp\;
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