We can solve Memphis poverty
The city needs efficient public transportation, a living wage and subsidized day care to adequately address poverty.
Elena Delavega
Elena Delavega is associate professor of social work at the University of Memphis. She has spent the last eight years producing the Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet and researching all aspects of poverty.
There are 4 articles by Elena Delavega :
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December 2019
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Opinion
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February 2020
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Guest Columnists Hispanic poverty rate in Memphis dropping rapidly
The 2019 numbers in the Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet showed an increase in the poverty rate for almost every group in Memphis, except for Hispanics.
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March 2020
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Opinion Where seniors live in Shelby County: Concentration of risk for COVID-19
Maps based on 2018 census data show concentrations of sensitive populations for hospitalization and death due to COVID-19.
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July 2020
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guest column
Guest ColumnistsOpinion: Adverse childhood experiences, schools and COVID
We are now attempting to place responsibility for children on over-worked, over-stressed teachers. Rather than supporting families as we should be doing, we are throwing the children at teachers in overcrowded classrooms.
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