Summary: In the wake of the Great Recession, poverty is no longer limited to the country’s biggest cities. From Cleveland’s long-struggling inner suburbs to the traditionally affluent suburbs of Maryland, almost every major metropolitan area has experienced rising poverty beyond its urban core. A look at the changing map of poverty with Brookings Institute fellow Elizabeth Kneebone, author of Confronting Suburban Poverty in America; Saundra Bond, associate vice president of the United Way of Central Maryland; and Bita Dayhoff, president of the Community Action Council of Howard County.
