Documenting Poverty, Economic Distress and Challenge in North Carolina

The last two years have been difficult ones for North Carolina. Skyrocketing unemployment, a steep rise in the uninsured, breakdowns in our mental health system, a chasm of revenue shortfalls and excruciating budget cuts have presented daunting challenges. A new report, Documenting Poverty, Economic Distress and Challenge in North Carolina, from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and the UNC Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity discusses these challenges.