California's poverty rate climbed in the first quarter of 2023, the latest quarter measured by the Public Policy Institute of California. Poverty increased from 11.7 percent in 2021 to 13.2 percent, ...

It’s harder for Black Americans born into poverty to break the cycle and escape than their white counterparts. According to the 2023 State of Babies Yearbook, “approximately three in five Black (62.3 ...

How can researchers measure poverty and understand local development needs in places where conventional data collection is ...

We review evidence on the effectiveness of the minimum wage versus in-work benefit policies in reducing poverty in OECD countries. The most credible evidence suggests that raising the minimum wage is ...

In the UK, National Grid recruitment is at full power as its electricity network adapts for renewables - Copyright AFP Darren Staples In the UK, National Grid ...

This article was written for our sponsor, North Carolina Community Action Association. In North Carolina, 1.4 million people live in poverty, making it the state with the 15th highest poverty rate in ...

The Scotland Demands Better march in Edinburgh on October 25 will demand more from all politicians, at Holyrood and ...

For decades, the social services nonprofit Person to Person, housed on the campus of Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church in Darien, has provided food, clothing and emergency cash assistance to thousands of ...

8.7 million adults miss work and 1 in 10 children skip school because of hygiene poverty, according to research from the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Child poverty continues to plague the city of Cleveland, which ranks second among the country’s largest cities in child poverty, behind only Detroit. However organizations are ...