NPR 89.1 and on azpm.org
Tucson Arts Brigade featured: Thursday, July 18th, at 6:30 p.m.
Building
community through the arts
Tucson, Arizona - July 10, 2013 – What
does it mean to be poor? The U.S. Census reports that Tucson is the sixth
poorest of the large U.S. cities with a poverty rate of 20.9 percent. Getting
by means a lot of things to a lot of people, and doesn’t necessarily reflect a
person’s income on the poverty scale, yet the two are linked.
In a
week-long series Arizona Public Media will examine the impact of poverty in Southern
Arizona. Included is a look at the challenges for people who are on the brink,
or who are not getting by; what it means for children and long-term health; and
opportunities and resources available to help people avoid or get out of
poverty. The series will be broadcast the week of July 15th on PBS
6’s AZ
Illustrated, Arizona Week, and on NPR 89.1.
All
stories will be available on the Getting By: living
between the poverty lines story collection page on azpm.org.
This
special series features interviews with people struggling with poverty, as well
as individuals and agencies in Southern Arizona that offer services to those in
need of help, including the homeless population, families, veterans, and rural
residents.
AZ
Illustrated Metro and Science
editions on Monday and Tuesday will be dedicated to Getting By: living
between poverty lines series, as will Arizona Week on
Friday. AZ Illustrated Nature and
Art editions on Wednesday and Thursday, along with Arizona
Spotlight on NPR 89.1 will also
feature stories relating to poverty.
AZ
Illustrated Metro
on Monday, July 15th
at 6:30 p.m. will feature the following stories:
Vets
without homes
Local
resources for the homeless
The UA School of Geography and Development’s new Master’s
degree focused on combatting poverty worldwide
AZ
Illustrated Science
on Tuesday, July 16th, at 6:30 p.m. features:
Mental
health and poverty
Poverty
and telepsychiatry
Mobile
health & dental programs
AZ
Illustrated Nature,
Wednesday, July 17th, at 6:30 p.m.
Connecting
teens with their community through nature
Opportunities
for urban youths to explore, enjoy and protect the natural world
**AZ
Illustrated Art,
Thursday, July 18th, at 6:30 p.m.**
Building
community through the arts
Getting
by from a busker’s perspective
Arizona
Week, Friday, July
19th at 8:30 p.m., will be dedicated to the growth of suburban
poverty in Tucson and Phoenix. Host Michael Chihak presents a new research
study about the alarming growth of suburban poverty in the two largest cities
in Arizona.
Organizations
featured in various news stories include:
St.
Francis Cooling Center
H.O.P.E, Inc.
