A law passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2017, has focused minds on work to reduce child poverty, but more collaboration is ...

Every day, across Virginia and the United States, thousands of families are torn apart — not because of neglect or abuse, but ...

Since passing the Child Poverty Reduction Act, New York expanded its Empire State Child Credit to kids under 4, raised minimum wages across sectors, and earmarked $7.5 billion for child care over ...

Within weeks of taking office last July, the new UK Labour government launched a new cross-government child ... should act as a protective barrier, preventing people from ending up in poverty ...

At age 3, children from wealthier families who lived in high-poverty neighborhoods were about as likely to act out as their peers born into poor families. The study relied on data from portions of ...

Ending child poverty has been listed as one of John ... Jim McCormick says there is a further need for employers to act as 'community anchors', where they have roots, often as long-established ...

Gov. Wes Moore's anti-poverty Enough Act initially provides $3M to help Hagerstown's South End. There could be almost $30M ...

Legislating a target for reducing child poverty may have looked like commitment ... Jim McCormick says there is a further need for employers to act as 'community anchors', where they have roots ...

Child poverty cannot be eradicated overnight, John Swinney has said, as he commits to making progress by implementing long-term strategies. The First Minister will use a speech in Stirling to set ...

“When the economy goes south a little bit [and] it recovers, child poverty doesn't necessarily recover with the economy," says Breslin. "So it's not going to just happen unless we really act ...