Families under financial strain can face intense scrutiny, where everyday struggles may be misread. Learn what really matters ...

That factor was discussed Thursday when the Salem Charitable Society and a panel of local leaders met at The House of the Seven Gables to discuss the effects of childhood poverty and what can be done ...

Ending child poverty is within reach, UNICEF argues, because solutions exist. Meet some of the children and families who are ...

Discover how financial hardship shapes childhood development and the urgent need for comprehensive solutions that address ...

How will you address child hunger? What will you do to make health care more accessible for low-income families with children? In what way would you improve the child welfare system? These are just a ...

When people talk about poverty in the United States, most talk about income. But income is just half of the story, says Christina Gibson-Davis, a professor of public policy and sociology at Duke's ...

Income inequality has significantly increased in the United States since the 1980s (Pew Research Center, 2020). The wealth gap between America’s richest and poorer families more than doubled between ...

Chronic food inequality is hurting the health outcomes of millions of children living in poverty. Experts speaking at the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) conference in London this week shone a ...

Six out of every seven children in Newport are classified as living in poverty. The measure is defined by the Child Poverty ...

In the United States, 18 percent of children under the age of 18—13 million children—live in a home struggling to put healthy food on the table. Food insecurity can have long-lasting effects on young ...