TY - BOOK AU - Giffords,Elissa D. AU - Garber,Karen R. TI - New perspectives on poverty: policies, programs, and practice SN - 9781935871521 AV - HC110.P6 G474 2014 U1 - 363.50973 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Chicago, IL PB - Lyceum Books, Inc. KW - Poverty KW - United States KW - Human services KW - Social policy KW - 21st century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword -- Preface -- List of tables and figures -- What is poverty? -- Contemporary responses to poverty -- Employment, poverty, and social welfare -- People experiencing homelessness -- Families, women, and children -- Older adults -- People with disabilities -- Persons with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders -- Poverty among immigrants and refugees -- Poverty and its impact on the military family and the American veteran -- Poverty : what you can do -- Glossary -- Index -- About the contributors ER -