D#4, HW#5, Annotated Bibliography

U.S. Census Bureau. "The Official Statistics." _Poverty 1996_. Retrieved 19 Sept 2007. Mesa, AZ.
< http://www.ire.org/training/vnet/pv96stat.htm >

This webpage was found using the IRE database. It shows each states poverty rate. Unfortunately it is from 1996. I will need to do a little more searching to find the statistics for 2006. It is still quite interesting. In 1996, 18% of Arizona citizens were living in poverty, and 14% of the entire united states. I'm curious to see if that statistic has gone up or down in the last 10 years.

Edwards, John. "Ending Poverty in America: How to Restore the American Dream." Norton, 2007. Mesa Public Library Online. Retrieved 19 Sept 2007. < http://www.mesalibrary.org/Home.aspx >

To find this book I used the Mesa Public Library Database. This website only gave a very brief summary of the book. It is about how to solve poverty in America, and restore the American dream. This is definitly a book that I will use when writing my paper.

Cooper, Mary H. "The Working Poor." CQ Researcher 5.41 (1995): 969-992. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Paul A. Elsner Library, Mesa, AZ. 19 Sept. 2007 < http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre1995110300 >.

This article was written by a very passionate person. She gives great detail about the issue, and has interviewed several people about this topic. The author explains in detail what people on welfare can get, and if they are recieving enough aid. I will use this article many times while writing my research paper.

Triplett, William. "Ending Homelessness." CQ Researcher 14.23 (2004): 541-564. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Paul A. Elsner Library, Mesa, AZ. 19 Sept. 2007 < http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/cqresrre2004061800 >.

CQ Researcher is the best library database I have found yet. This article is about how to end poverty and focusses on the people you are likely to see living on the streets. It tells you percentages of what kind of people are living in poverty. 40% are families with children, 30% are substance abusers, 23% are severly mentally ill, and 10% are veterans. The 30% of substance abusers are not what I am focusing on. It is the other 70% who deserve help the most. This article is fabulous.