Childhood poverty continues to plague the U.S., though simple solutions exist to address it. Will the next administration implement them? As kids head back to school and the general election nears, ...

The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth (TCCY) released its State of the Child in Tennessee 2025 Report which said ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - During a time when America struggles to cool down its economy, childhood poverty is intensifying. The statistics are staggering. Each day, 11 million children confront this harsh ...

One of the many groups awaiting the results of the recent presidential election with bated breath were those invested in eradicating childhood poverty. Both parties referenced implementing a version ...

As pandemic-era policies ended, poverty increased most sharply among families with young children in 2022. The numbers: While poverty rose by 49% among all Californians from 2021 to 2022, it rose 143% ...

There is a lot to like about living in Northeastern Ohio, including what is commonly referred to as the Mahoning Valley. The cost of living in Trumbull and Mahoning counties is more affordable than in ...

A group of peers led by Big Issue founder John Bird are set to try to force the government to introduce legally-binding child ...

New York is one of the wealthiest states in this country. And yet its child poverty rate — over 20% — is one of the highest in the country. As a pediatrician in Albany for the past 20 years, I have ...

While Minnesota has one of the lowest childhood poverty rates in the nation at 11.6%, a deep dive into data for counties in our region is heart-wrenching. According to recent Minnesota Department of ...

Despite the false promises of neoliberal capitalism and its tireless ideological cheerleaders, capitalism has always coexisted with – and at times produced – staggering levels of child poverty. Not ...