Springfield resident Andrea Carter has worn many hats: school teacher, community leader, mom, prisoner, dishwasher and someone with a substance use disorder. Now, she’s a change leader with Think Tank ...

Did you know that nearly half of the world’s population survives on less than $6.85 a day? That mind-boggling statistic ...

WISH-TV was granted an interview with Matthew Desmond during his visit to Indianapolis as a guest of the United Way of Central Indiana. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author sat down with Cody for an ...

January is Poverty Awareness Month, but poverty is not something that exists only in statistics or distant places. It shows up in longer waits at the doctor’s office, crowded classrooms, and local ...

COSM scholars and AEI affiliates include some of the nation’s foremost experts on poverty measurement. On October 17, COSM gathered several of these scholars to provide a primer on opportunity in the ...

Hundreds of needy people line up around the block to receive food from embattled 14th District Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de León, during a free food distribution outside his council office ...

It's a team effort to understand the wave of poverty that experts say is affecting our kids in the classroom. Hundreds of educators, and business and community officials gathered today to make sure ...

The city of Gastonia’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department is hosting a poverty simulation. From 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 15, Gaston residents are invited to the Erwin Recreation ...

This article by Nimaya Dahanayake originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing ...

Picture having to decide whether to pay rent or put food on the table. Think about what it’s like to navigate a city when you don’t speak the language or to finish a late-night shift with no car or ...

Across the African continent, a silent crisis is unfolding: the rise of retirement poverty; only a few have retirement security. From Lagos to Lusaka, retirement is becoming not a time of rest but a ...