An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

Expanding just-cause eviction protections to include working families and strengthening rental assistance are stabilizing ...

Child poverty in Virginia has climbed to 12%, affecting more than 230,000 children and reversing previous gains made during the pandemic, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy nations. Here’s a look at some struggles kids living in poverty face. Kaylie, pictured in the 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and the ...

WASHINGTON — The temporary expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 reduced child poverty in the United States ...

More than half of all children living in Detroit fell below the poverty line in 2024, threatening nearly a decade of progress in the city's fight against child poverty, straining nonprofits that ...

Protesters carry a banner saying “No cuts to Medicaid!” at a rally to save health care in Washington, D.C., in March. Rising health care costs have pushed millions into poverty nationwide. Michael ...

Gender differences in poverty rates in the United States may be associated with women’s differing circumstances — ...

The government has published a child-friendly version of its poverty strategy. Education secretary Bridget Phillipson ...