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ENCPC Poverty Research Page

Each topic contains an essay and research presentation in a downloadable form to aid you in your research projects.

ENCPC Poverty Information Project, Margaret Dixon, ENCPC Chairperson
Essays in MS Word Format:   PowerPoint Presentation Downloads:
  Persistent Poverty in Robeson County     Persistent Poverty in Robeson County
  Poverty in Eastern North Carolina     Poverty in Eastern North Carolina
  Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover County Inequality     Brunswick, Pender and New Hanover County Inequality
  African American Quality of Life of New Hanover County     African American Quality of Life of New Hanover County
  Job Loss in Robeson County     Job Loss in Robeson County
  Carteret, Onslow and Jones County Inequality     Carteret, Onslow and Jones County Inequality
  Craven, Greene and Pitt County Inequality     Craven, Greene and Pitt County Inequality
  Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson County Inequality     Edgecombe, Nash and Wilson County Inequality
  Examining inequalities in Camden, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties     Examining inequalities in Camden, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties
  Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development     Poverty Alleviation and Economic Development


 
ENCPC Poverty Information Project
Margaret Dixon, ENCPC Chairperson
In 2001, the Eastern NC Poverty Committee made a commitment to refocus its efforts and reestablish itself as a vital resource for Eastern North Carolina. Our greatest contribution to Eastern North Carolina has been the development of this very website. Leslie Hossfeld, a sociologist at UNCW, and Chip Hossfeld, professional web designer, have worked closely with the ENCPC board to produce this comprehensive website. The ENCPC has always done research and published information about poverty and conditions in eastern North Carolina, and is very committed to maintaining this website and providing updated information on a continuous basis.

The ENCPC Poverty Information Project provides Downloadable PowerPoint presentations on issues pertaining to poverty in Eastern North Carolina. As of summer 2007 there are ten presentations available, each with an accompanying narrative essay focusing on various regions in eastern North Carolina. The focus of these reports range from an examination of the changes in poverty in Eastern North Carolina since 1980; job displacement in Robeson County; select county comparisons focusing on poverty and wealth variables; and changes in African American quality of life in Wilmington, North Carolina from 1970-2000. Future presentations will focus on housing inequality, wealth inequality, and child poverty in the east.

The mission of ENCPC Poverty Research Project is to continuously update our site with current data and new links to sites pertaining to poverty, and to provide essays and research PowerPoint presentations that are accessible for use in community-based research projects. We encourage you to use these findings to provide the necessary leverage to help alleviate poverty in North Carolina.

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