Local anti-poverty groups have had to scramble and scale back this year as the Trump administration targeted safety-net ...

Learn how the poverty gap measures poverty's intensity through income shortfalls from the poverty line, and explore its importance in economic analysis.

One analysis suggests that modern budgets push the effective poverty line far above official levels, revealing why many six-figure earners still feel financially strained.

Looking forward to 2026, Tavarez said Catholic Charities hopes the government will restore full funding to the Temporary ...

New research from the Urban Institute credits stimulus checks, federal unemployment benefits, and bigger food stamps with a sizable drop in poverty.

An new article published in Social Work in Mental Health outlines the persistent systemic and structural social injustices ...

The analysis from The 74 terms a handful of Oregon’s elementary schools “bright spots” for overcoming the odds. Seven of them ...

In his January 1964 State of the Union address, President Lyndon Johnson proclaimed, “This administration today, here and now, declares unconditional war on poverty in America.” In the 50 years since ...

Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy signaled momentum on peace talks after a meeting yesterday. And, anti-poverty groups ...

Nine organizations will receive $40,000 each through the New Human Services Partnership between the county and Ann Arbor.

April 2026 conference features national leaders examining why many poverty solutions fail—and what works instead. Charity should do more than provide temporary relief—it should empower people toward ...