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New Report Lists What Families Need to Make Ends Meet

June 10, 2010

A new report outlines what it takes to for working families make ends meet.  The 2009 study was conducted by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development and is a tool that measures how much it costs for families to reach self sufficiency. 

The Children's Defense Fund Southern Regional Office and the Mississippi Economic Policy Center participated in the study. Read the full Article.

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