In the 1990s, Congress created HOPE VI, a program that demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with more ...

At the height of the recession in 2012, nearly one in four American children were living in poverty. Today, five years after America went through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, ...

Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.

St. Louis is a poor city. Its school district serves a higher share of children living in poverty than 95% of communities nationwide. Decades of research has shown that growing up in poverty hurts ...

What do twenty pounds of bricks feel like? Would it be easier to carry them on your back or your head? At what age would a child be allowed to work in a brickyard? For second-grader Emily Salibian, ...

MPs voted 458-104 to abolish the cap, which marks a major moment in dismantling a policy depriving kids of heating and food, ...

In many upstate cities like Syracuse, Binghamton, and Rochester, the number of children living in poverty is upwards of 40%.

National Insurance figures for 2024 show 21% of Israelis live in poverty, including 880,000 children and 150,000 elderly ...

Israel ranks second in the OECD for child poverty, amid deep social and regional gaps, after 2024 poverty report shows ...

In Bangladesh, programs targeting ultra-poor, rural households can help families escape extreme poverty. However, the ...