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March 3
Closing the Gap
Escaping the cycle of generational poverty
By Brooke Turbyfill
Southern Spirit staff
Breaking the cycle of generational
poverty is a multi-faceted challenge.
Captain Jessica Cox teaches the
social services course at Evangeline
Booth College in Atlanta, and she
said a person has to want to change.
But also, he or she needs to address
circumstances that may contribute to
the repetitive nature of poverty in his
or her family. A slow economy,