underprivileged

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In 2022, court records show, he negotiated a plea deal for an NFL player facing prison time for weapons charges, ordering him to organize sports camps for underprivileged youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“I retained my interest in math education because this was the path from, let’s say, an underprivileged background to a very lucrative career,” Gerko told the Journal in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

HHS has broad spending oversight for programs for the underprivileged, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, early education of toddlers and foster care.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

These kids come out of underprivileged, inner-city areas, and I’m just wasting my time if I haven’t put something of substance into their lives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

When Duncan was a boy, his after- school playmates were the underprivileged kids his mother cared for.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt