The idea of the poverty line dates back to 1963, when Mollie Orshansky, a statistician for the Social Security Administration, developed a method to measure how many families were unable to ...

Recipients saw lasting benefits, a study finds. July 31, 2024 That poverty in the United States is so multifaceted, whether urban or rural, can make it seem daunting to tackle. But some of the New ...

Oklahomans should look askance at anything that impedes their freedom to create and build their own businesses, including ...

He is the author of “Within Our Means,” a biweekly newsletter on ending poverty in America. How many people are living in poverty in America? It depends on whom you ask. If it’s the US ...

(The Center Square) – Low-income households are becoming increasingly dependent on government welfare and entitlement programs rather than work paychecks, according to a new report from the ...

in an interview with USA TODAY. "Unaffordable housing, stagnant wages and a cost-of-living crisis," the paper highlights, "pushed more households into situations of plumbing poverty as people end ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore highlights significant investments in the ENOUGH Act, a state-led initiative to end child poverty, ...

Upon his return to the House Appropriations Committee after an 18-year hiatus, Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., has one central ...

The facts about poverty in our land raise significant moral ... How we treat “the least among us" (Mt. 25:40) is a moral measure of our lives, as individuals and as a nation.

He is the author of “Within Our Means,” a biweekly newsletter on ending poverty in America. The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor ...