I wade through hundreds of emails every day.
It goes with the territory, and is one of the pitfalls of the technology we swim in every day.
Many of them are junk, and are quickly deposited in the cyber trash can.
At times you can feel glazed as you wade through this information overload.
But every once in awhile you stop in your tracks.
That's what happened at first glance when an email informed me that some families in Delaware County, some making as much as much as $75,000 a year, were having trouble making ends meet.
That is the substance of a new study from the good folks at Public Citizens for Children and Youth titled "Under Water: What's Sinking Families in Delaware County."
Thursday morning I had the distinct pleasure of moderating a panel discussion on the findings of the report.
Executive Director Donna Cooper and PCCY researcher David Loeb first presented the daunting findings, which show the constant erosion and struggle of middle-class families, who battle stagnant wages and soaring costs - in particular for child care - as they struggle to pay their bills every month.
Bottom line? What were once solid, middle-class families are having trouble making ends meet.
Joining me in the discussion were Joanne D. Craig, Vice President for Programs, The Foundation for Delaware County; Leigh Ann McKelvey, Executive Director, CASA Youth Advocates Inc.; and Suzanne J. O'Connor, Partner, Early Learning & Trauma, United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey.
You can get all the details here.
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