As world leaders come to Brazil for climate talks, people like Cassiano are the ones with the most at stake. Poor communities ...

Record-Courier reporter Diane Smith portrays a teenager at school and Brad Cromes, Portage County treasurer, is her father in a poverty simulation hosted by Portage County Job & Family Services. Mark ...

An initiative that hopes to lift children in the West Midlands out of poverty and improve their prospects has launched in ...

A fifth of Louisiana's children live in poverty, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation. That could jump to a third.

Aug. 18—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Noelle Stratton started her day on Thursday as a 62-year-old grandfather with mobility issues. Living in poverty, he faced obstacles dealing with various agencies while caring ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) — Community leaders and volunteers in Saginaw are looking to inspire change through an interactive experience. The group took part in a community action poverty simulation at the ...

Thousands of South Sudanese refugees and impoverished locals in Uganda saw a brighter future with a new USAID-funded project.

Asian Americans are often portrayed as educationally and financially successful when compared with other racial or ethnic groups. However, Asian origin groups in the United States vary widely in their ...

Why do so many Americans live in poverty? Because so many rich people benefit from it. This is the thesis of the lauded sociologist Matthew Desmond’s new book, Poverty, by America. The best seller is ...

Health-related quality of life was found to be associated with poverty status through parenting stress in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). Poverty status was found to be a significant factor ...

America’s a land of highs and lows some states thrive with opportunity, while others feel like a constant struggle. Having lived in different corners of the country, I’ve seen how ...

Child poverty in Arkansas increased to 14% between 2022 and 2024, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT ...