California’s poverty rate climbed in the first quarter of 2023, the latest quarter measured by the Public Policy Institute of California. Poverty increased from 11.7% in 2021 to 13.2%, the institute ...
Despite Democrats’ failed efforts over the past two years to permanently expand the child tax credit (CTC), recent reports suggest that some progressive lawmakers in Washington want to block an end-of ...
Learn how the poverty gap measures poverty's intensity through income shortfalls from the poverty line, and explore its ...
An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...
Work is essential in people's lives for self-fulfilment and to achieve a good quality of life. But having a job is sometimes not enough to avoid falling into poverty. This is especially true for ...
Stigma is a glue that holds poverty, inequality and economic insecurity in place enabling and exacerbating inequalities of wealth, health and opportunity, says a new report. Poverty Stigma is a ...
We review evidence on the effectiveness of the minimum wage versus in-work benefit policies in reducing poverty in OECD countries. The most credible evidence suggests that raising the minimum wage is ...
It’s harder for Black Americans born into poverty to break the cycle and escape than their white counterparts. According to the 2023 State of Babies Yearbook, “approximately three in five Black (62.3 ...
WELL, A NEW PLAN TO HELP PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY. THE CITY OF OMAHA IS LOOKING TO SIGN A DEAL WITH EXPERTS AT UNO. THIS WEEK, KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ALEX MCLOON JOINS US LIVE WITH HOW IT WORKS AND THE ...
Opinion

Thousand faces of poverty

Poverty is as misunderstood as any subject can be. At one level, it could mean no food, no clothes, bad health, and recognized inadequacy of shelters, amenities, and services.
Six years after the Great Recession began, many households in the North Bay continue to experience economic insecurity, compounded by stark racial and gender disparities. Despite record highs in the ...
Residential instability, housing affordability and low-value/low-quality housing are persistent problems in Cleveland despite a robust and nationally-recognized community development sector. We work ...