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 ...

When most people hear the word poverty, they think of empty pockets, begging on the streets, or . However, poverty is much deeper than just not having money. It can affect your access to education, ...

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 ...

To lift more people out of poverty, community leaders must strive for a deeper understanding of what it means to live with financial and social instability, an international consultant says. Philip ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...