poverty becomes a barrier to access to health care; inconsistent access to health care can discourage mental health treatment, and the cycle continues. In my profession, I am frequently faced with ...

The tools for building a bright future? "Does humanity know what it's doing or are we creating the tools of our own downfall?

A San Antonio panel discussed the results of a new survey on the well-being of Texas children Thursday and proposed solutions ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updates its poverty guidelines, illustrating the set minimum amount of income that a family needs for food, clothing, transportation, shelter ...

School 6 has the highest absenteeism rate among K-8 schools in Paterson. It serves a neighborhood with high poverty, a food desert and other hurdles.

In the United States, 42 million people live in poverty. Nearly 40% of single-mother households are impoverished, and alarmingly, 1 in 3 children raised in poverty stay impoverished through adulthood.

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

Tennessee’s “State of the Child” 2024 report shows some progress, but also highlights ongoing concerns. The report from the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth examines kids’ health and mental ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center is deeply concerned about the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. As the Senate Committee on ...

Now, the federal poverty line is the same no matter where you live. Rep. Mikie Sherrill introduced a bill to require regional ...

The mere threat of losing federal aid has already caused casualties say the mayors of Haverhill and Methuen, the leader of a ...