New lab in Hampton helps combat local poverty levels
HAMPTON, Va. - There's a new innovation lab in Hampton that's targeting a big issue in Hampton Roads- the number of people living in poverty. Data ...
HAMPTON, Va. - There's a new innovation lab in Hampton that's targeting a big issue in Hampton Roads- the number of people living in poverty. Data shows that more than half of the seven cities are well above the state poverty level. 'You got seniors out here, like myself, that ain't got near a morsel of food in their cabinets," said Newport News resident Theodore Webb. 'There's been times when me and my wife- we didn't know where we would get our next meal.' The Chief Officer of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion released numbers in 2021.