The purpose of the War on Poverty in 1964 was to have the “maximum feasible participation of the poor” involved in planning, employment and implementation of the program. Its intent was supposed to eliminate the middleman in the delivery of services to the poor. However, soon after the program started, the professionals saw it as a threat and took it over, leaving the poor out. The war may be over, but today poverty is a thriving industry.
How We Respond to the Homelessness Crisis in Salt Lake City Will Define Us
Board member Derek Miller recently wrote an op-ed for the Deseret News discussing the dire situation of hundreds of people who have become homeless in Salt Lake City. He compares their situation to the "bedlam" that existed in London hospitals dating back to the...
