FOREWORD

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. INTRODUCTION

II. POVERTY IN KENTUCKY: A DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

III. MYTHS AND REALITY: SOME MISCONCEPTIONS AND FACTS ABOUT POVERTY IN KENTUCKY

IV. WOMEN IN POVERTY: THEIR UNIQUE PROBLEMS

MEN IN POVERTY: THEIR UNMET NEEDS

V. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND KENTUCKY'S AFDC, JOBS, AND MEDICAID PROGRAMS

VI. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY: AN INTRINSIC RELATIONSHIP

VII. EMPOWERING POOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS: KENTUCKY'S EDUCATION, VOCATION, AND LITERACY PROGRAMS TARGETING THE ECONOMICALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY IMPOVERISHED

VIII. ACCESS TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF KENTUCKY'S HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND OTHER FACTORS

IX. EMPOWERING LOCAL COMMUNITIES: A GUIDELINE FOR SUCCESS IN THE WAR AGAINST POVERTY

X. LESSONS FROM THE PAST AND A VISION FOR THE FUTURE

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