In the 1990s, Congress created HOPE VI, a program that demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with more ...

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In many upstate cities like Syracuse, Binghamton, and Rochester, the number of children living in poverty is upwards of 40%.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone ...

New federal data shows that poverty among Allen County’s school-age children is rising, even as unemployment remains low and jobs are widely available.

About 1-in-6 Allen County school-age children were living in poverty in 2024, which was more than at any time in the previous four years, federal data show.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new report shows more and more of Virginia’s children are living in poverty. Advocates say government programs are the reason the rate isn’t even higher. According to the ...

The proportion of Filipino families who consider themselves poor dramatically decreased to 37%, or an estimated 9.8 million ...

Child poverty remains one of the most pressing social issues facing Aotearoa, with thousands of tamariki continuing to grow ...