City's Poverty Rate Inspires March Across Brooklyn Bridge

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Carrying signs with anti-poverty messages, marchers made their way across the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday.

"Well, I'm out here to raise hope for education and income pretty much. Education is the only way to prevent poverty. So that is why I'm out here today: To lend a helping hand to the community," said one march participant.

"After they get out of school it's tough for them. Not everyone is going to go to college. We need to set up some vocational programs, anything we can do," said another.

The march was organized by the United Way of New York City to highlight gaps in income, health and education.

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Once in Brooklyn's Cadman Plaza, marchers held a volunteer festival with roughly 40 non-profit organizations looking to recruit.

"If properly prepared, properly engaged volunteers can do anything. We have the best people in the world and we believe we can make it through these lean times," said New York City Chief Service Officer Diane Billings-Burford.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/148212/city-s-poverty-rate-inspires-march-across-brooklyn-bridge

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