Idaho

From an AP article by Anne D’Innocenzio: “The calculus of living paycheck to paycheck in America is getting harder. What used to last four days might last half that long now. Pay the gas bill, but skip breakfast. Eat less for lunch so the kids can have a healthy dinner…..” read the rest of the article here

“We’re at the low end of middle income and we’re living worse than if we were on welfare.” Read about this family’s struggle to buy their own home, their experience with predatory lending and a less than perfect credit rating. (From the Dalles Chronicle)

Click here for a list of Idaho counties organized from highest overall poverty rate to lowest poverty rate (2004 data). See any suprises? How does your county compare?

Last week we finished blog training with Anita Raddatz and her assistant Bill. We had lots of happy people leave the training with smiles on their face, even those who had very little experience with computers. Thanks Anita and Bill and NWAF.