"Beating Poverty" is designed to help people find their way out of poverty using down-to-earth methods and starting with basics--food, shelter, close connection to others and education. For anyone who is struggling financially, seeking ideas that work, and the creation of hope. The book rests on the belief that there are creative options people may not think to access, that can strengthen their ties, build their stability and result in a more livable daily existence. "Beating Poverty" tries to empower people find creative, strategic ways of banishing poverty from their lives.