In this post I discuss the policy implications of declaring the Supplemental Poverty Measure the new official measure, an action that could be taken unilaterally by the Director of the Office of ...

Generous anti-poverty programs may help narrow gaps in mental health and brain development between children living in low- versus high-income households, a new study finds. The analysis, published in ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Louise Skolnik, professor emeritus of social work at Adelphi University and former Nassau County director of human services and deputy commissioner of the county ...

Creek Street, the historic boardwalk in Ketchikan, Alaska. Alaska did not have the highest outright poverty rate. But it did experience a shocking increase in poverty among people aged 65 and older ...

In Albany, N.Y., three men use their own experiences to set teens on the right path. Efforts by individuals can sometimes have an outsized impact... 'Somebody's On My Side': 3 Men Who Escaped Poverty ...

At least one Saturday each month, Arlean Younger volunteers handing out boxes of donated food at church. Last time, she helped distribute provisions to more than 100 people. At the end of the shift, ...

The government unveiled its long-awaited child poverty strategy overnight – but it has split opinion, with some critics fearing it is not ambitious enough. Child poverty has been a sticking point for ...

With the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act, we may be witnessing a turning point in the way this country thinks about poverty. The plan will provide an unprecedented increase in ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced a new plan to reduce poverty and help 50 million people by the year 2030.The plan is called “One Humanitarian, One Poverty Response System (OHOPRS)”. It ...