Oct. 21—DALLAS TWP. — A sweeping new effort to pull families out of poverty covers five counties and involves more than two dozen organizations. One of them, Misericordia University, hosted a media ...

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 ...

An ad hoc committee will analyze the evidence on key determinants of entrenched poverty and the effectiveness of programs designed to address those determinants to identify policies and programs with ...

The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that poverty dropped notably in 2021. Amid a pandemic and widespread economic pain, this is a significant accomplishment. There are three lessons here — about ...

With federal support diminishing, local governments are on the forefront. They have plenty of effective approaches to draw on to direct resources toward proven ideas — and away from ineffective ones.

It’s an article of faith down our way that Democrats are good at enacting programs that help ordinary Americans and the vulnerable but are atrocious at communicating their ideals and successes to the ...

Dec. 31—Despite investing billions of dollars in income support programs such as food stamps and Medicaid, New Mexico hasn't moved the needle on poverty rates, consistently ranking among the poorest ...

The Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University released a new report on the role of government programs in the Black-white child poverty gap. In-kind benefits, like housing subsidies ...

It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to ...

Does foreign aid really work, or does it merely trap countries in poverty? Each year, billions are spent, yet 692 million ...

Katherine Pohlidal explains the simplified process for low-income parents with children to apply for, and if accepted get help through, the new Parent Pathways of Northeastern Pennsylvania during a ...