Census data paint a complicated picture of progress against poverty in 2023, as the national poverty rate fell, rose, or held ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has touted an economic vision for America called the “Opportunity Society.” The agenda harkens ...

Despite wage gains, lower-income families have been hit hard by inflation and the expiration of pandemic-era benefits.

Nearly 10 million children were in poverty in 2023. It could become a key election issue.

WELFARE payments should be high enough to cover food and other essentials, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has said, after ...

More faced hardship in the United States last year, the Census Bureau said, as inflation and the end of subsidies outweighed ...

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Sept. 19, 2024, we take the show to RMAPI's summit to talk with community members ...

Statistics don't tell the whole story of a community, but they're a powerful indicator of how things are going. Two new ...

Childhood poverty also has long-term repercussions. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reported in ...

Philadelphia’s poverty rate fell more than one percentage point between 2022 and 2023, marking the most significant year-over ...

Poverty rates in Alabama remained higher than much of the nation last year, new federal data shows, though some larger cities ...

In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, September 19, 2024, we're broadcasting live from the ...