anti-poverty
adjective
an·ti-pov·er·ty
ˌan-tē-ˈpä-vər-tē 
ˌan-tī-
variants
or antipoverty
: opposing poverty : designed or intended to relieve poverty
anti-poverty efforts/policies
… the legislation severely restricts eligibility for food stamps, Medicaid and other benefits, cutting $56 billion from antipoverty programs.—
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.
Ellen L. Bassuk et al.Examples of anti-poverty in a Sentence
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The anti-poverty agency abruptly suspended operations and laid off its employees in April after 60 years of service, leaving residents, social agencies and community groups scrambling to find alternatives to the agency's programs.
—Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Economic development officials would have to submit progress reports to the legislature by next June and must begin implementing anti-poverty plans by January 2026.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2024
Although crucial for Peru's continued growth and for funds for anti-poverty and human-development programs, extractive industries have often devastated nearby communities' land and water.
—Cynthia McClintock, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2013
The anti-poverty agency abruptly suspended operations and laid off its employees last month, leaving residents, social agencies and community groups scrambling to find alternatives to the agency's programs.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024
President Lyndon Johnson, who had scored major policy wins in expanding health care and anti-poverty programs, decided not to run for reelection in 1968 because the protest movement against his escalation in Vietnam had scuttled his support within the Democratic Party.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 May 2024
Chang works as a director at an anti-poverty nonprofit.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
In a surprise move, the financially strapped Social Development Commission, an anti-poverty agency, closed its doors Friday afternoon without clear plans to reopen.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
The ring used the skimming technology to clone debit cards of participants in anti-poverty programs to steal unemployment benefits from needy people, prosecutors said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
Economic development officials would have to submit progress reports to the legislature by next June and must begin implementing anti-poverty plans by January 2026.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2024
Although crucial for Peru's continued growth and for funds for anti-poverty and human-development programs, extractive industries have often devastated nearby communities' land and water.
—Cynthia McClintock, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2013
The anti-poverty agency abruptly suspended operations and laid off its employees last month, leaving residents, social agencies and community groups scrambling to find alternatives to the agency's programs.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 16 May 2024
President Lyndon Johnson, who had scored major policy wins in expanding health care and anti-poverty programs, decided not to run for reelection in 1968 because the protest movement against his escalation in Vietnam had scuttled his support within the Democratic Party.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 4 May 2024
Chang works as a director at an anti-poverty nonprofit.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2024
In a surprise move, the financially strapped Social Development Commission, an anti-poverty agency, closed its doors Friday afternoon without clear plans to reopen.
—Cary Spivak, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
The ring used the skimming technology to clone debit cards of participants in anti-poverty programs to steal unemployment benefits from needy people, prosecutors said.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
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