Be Careful What We Let Become Normal
Recently, driving through a neighborhood trying to reestablish itself off of Michigan Ave and the Jeffries Freeway, there are many things that goes through your mind. How did we---as citizens---let this become normal. You wonder about basic questions like, "where does one go grocery shopping?"
You don't have your local 'big box' store with unlimited selection of foods within walking or even a short drive. Rather, you have a very small corner store --- without much selection, higher prices and limited access to foods central to health.
This is a stark reminder of the economic realities facing the poor and the "high cost of being poor" as articulated by Annie E. Casey Foundation and the book Nickeled and Dimed in America by Barbara Ehrenreich.
How does this type of gap impact us? In several ways, not matter where we live or work in the region. Take just a few minutes to watch a short video of Dr. Amy Schulz from the University of Michigan discussing the local, regional and statewide impact of such gaps. You will find it worth the five minutes of time.
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You don't have your local 'big box' store with unlimited selection of foods within walking or even a short drive. Rather, you have a very small corner store --- without much selection, higher prices and limited access to foods central to health.
This is a stark reminder of the economic realities facing the poor and the "high cost of being poor" as articulated by Annie E. Casey Foundation and the book Nickeled and Dimed in America by Barbara Ehrenreich.
How does this type of gap impact us? In several ways, not matter where we live or work in the region. Take just a few minutes to watch a short video of Dr. Amy Schulz from the University of Michigan discussing the local, regional and statewide impact of such gaps. You will find it worth the five minutes of time.
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