New Jersey’s Hispanic residents were more likely to live below the poverty line than other groups, according to the latest ...

Non-cash benefits bring many Americans above the poverty line — and our poverty statistics should reflect that.

After several years in gestation, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) recently launched Jamaica’s Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which is intended to provide a complementary measure to ...

Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. The poverty rate under Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ranged from ...

Silicon Valley leaders took part in a poverty simulation meant to highlight the hurdles of being poor in one of the wealthiest regions in the world.

SSI reform is far more cost-effective than fighting poverty through Social Security.

Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana traditionally were America’s educational basement, but now they are showing blue states a ...

Some of the best coaches we can find to help struggling children escape poverty may be other children and their families.

Over the last decade, the share of D-FW seniors who are struggling financially has increased by nearly 75%, according to a ...

Lord John Bird tabled an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill which would set targets to reducing child ...

Every country has both good and bad areas, but here is a list showing the most dangerous city in every US state so you know ...

The California Supreme Court recently issued a ruling to help identify how much poor Californians must pay in fees and fines when they break a law. The decision strikes an important balance between ...