SEATTLE — Bill Gates is starting a new fight against systemic poverty in America, as his private foundation announces millions of dollars toward unspecified initiatives ranging from data projects to funding for community activists. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said Thursday that it will spend $158 million on the issue over the next four years. Specific programs and grants haven’t been identified but Gates’ new U.S. work will be informed by the U.S. Partnership on Mobility from Poverty. The world’s largest philanthropy funded the ideas-oriented task force to kick-start its entry into American poverty issues. “Poverty is like education, where there’s not enough philanthropic resources to take on responsibility, but if you can show how to have a lot more impact, then the policies will benefit from that,” Bill Gates said.

Source: National Post May 03, 2018 14:26 UTC