By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern Many of Kentucky’s children continue to live in levels of poverty that child advocates ...
Ladywell, in Birmingham, has the highest levels, with 62% of children living in relative poverty. In some areas of Leeds, ...
(Bloomberg) -- The dozen US states that implemented a refundable child tax credit program in the wake of the pandemic held down child poverty rates relative to states that didn’t act, according to an ...
A teacher works with a student on numbers in the Fort Osage School District. Many schools in Missouri invested in learning mentors and tutors after the pandemic began to help students academically ...
An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis is once again in the national spotlight for crime. A University of Memphis professor has a simple answer for what's driving the problem: poverty. New federal data show the Mid ...
Low-income children and families would be among the groups hit hardest by Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While the bill would be a boon to wealthy Americans, it would scale back resources ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new report shows more and more of Virginia’s children are living in poverty. Advocates say government programs are the reason the rate isn’t even higher. According to the ...
More than half of all children living in Detroit fell below the poverty line in 2024, threatening nearly a decade of progress in the city's fight against child poverty, straining nonprofits that ...
I represent Syracuse, the city with the highest child poverty rate in the country. Two other Upstate cities, Rochester and Buffalo, also rank high on that regrettable list. In this moment, when the ...
Republicans' are proposing changes that could result in some children and families losing access to healthcare, food benefits and financial assistance. While the bill would be a boon to wealthy ...