One in two children in Detroit lives in poverty, and roughly one-third of adults across the city live below the poverty line.

Why a white fast-food worker in Mississippi who never started college is the statistical epitome of a low-wage worker 615_McDonalds_Hiring_Reuters.jpg One in four U.S. workers -- or nearly 40 million ...

To increase empathy and help the public be better prepared to address the issue, local leaders are hosting a poverty ...

From poverty to wars to climate change, more and more people around the world are facing enormous crises. Food insecurity is on the rise, and conflicts and climate-related natural disasters strike ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Generating $27.7 trillion in 2023 alone, the United ...

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

Driving through the Garfield Park neighborhoods, I am often awestruck by the many images of beauty, including institutions, like the Golden Dome and Garfield Park Conservatory. But also by the sight ...

A shrinking number of Californians live in poverty. But the improvement is much too slow. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the latest “supplemental” poverty measurements from the Census Bureau. These ...

13 October 2023 – Around the world, some 670 million people live in extreme poverty. Unless progress picks up pace, the international community is nowhere near ending this plight before 2030. Ahead of ...

Tennessee's new "State of the Child" report showed some progress in 2025 but highlighted barriers faced by children in the state. The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth's report examined ...