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The Price of Poverty in Kentucky: James Ziliak and Michelle Tooley | KET [via YouTube]

Kentucky Educational Television public affairs reporter Renee Shaw interviews UKCPR Director James Ziliak about his studies on poverty and its causes in a special KET report, "The Price of Poverty in Kentucky."

"Worries Grow over Cuts to Unemployment Aid" [via Marketplace.org]

Recession Still Hurting U.S. Families Trying to Put Food on the Table [via npr.org]

In an interview with Pam Fessler from NPR's "All Things Considered," UKCPR Director James Ziliak comments on the continued struggle of U.S. families to put enough food on the table based on the newly released report from the USDA's Economic Research Service, "Household Food Security in the United States in 2011."

Appalachian Legacy: Economic Opportunity After the War on Poverty [via wuky.org]

We discuss poverty in Appalachia with Dr. James Ziliak, Director of UK’s Center for Poverty Research and editor of the new book Appalachian Legacy: Economic Opportunity After the War on Poverty.
 
UKCPR Director James Ziliak is the editor of Appalachian Legacy: Economic Opportunity after the War on Poverty, published by Brookings Institution Press in 2012. The volume is based on a conference sponsored by UKCPR.

Hunger Among Senior Citizens Continues to Rise [via articles.philly.com]

UKCPR Director James Ziliak addresses the growing issue of senior hunger in America during an interview on NPR's "On Point" with Tom Ashbrook.To listen to this interview click here.
 
Further coverage of this topic may also be found in an article for the Philadelphia Inquirer titled "Hunger Among Senior Citizens Continues to Rise." In the article Dr. Ziliak remarks on his annual research report to the Meals on Wheels Research Foundation, pointing out the significant rise in senior hunger between 2005 and 2010.
 
To access the full report to the Meals on Wheels Research Foundation click here.