In the new documentary short "1 in 5: Confronting Childhood Poverty in New York," NYSUT educators speak frankly about the towering barriers to student success.

A record 2.2 million New Yorkers—more than one in four—are living in poverty, according to the latest Poverty Tracker report ...

Over the last 50 years, the proportion of Americans living in poverty has remained virtually unchanged. In 2023, 11 percent of American’s lived below the poverty line. In 1973, that number was also 11 ...

Nearly 2.2 million New Yorkers lived in poverty in 2024, a slight increase from the year before, while hundreds of thousands of others struggled to keep food on the table, pay their rent or have money ...

Houston has a higher percentage of residents living in poverty among the largest cities in the United States, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. One out of five residents — ...

The cost of basics like housing and food rose, while incomes and other resources, like public benefits, did not keep up.

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 ...

A Wall Street portfolio manager has gone viral with a blog post that posits a new poverty line for a family of four in America: $140,000 a year. It’s a large number. The Federal Poverty Level set by ...

Nicholas Rutsis, left, speaks with caseworker with Wellness Center for Older Adults, Lee Stark, in the Emmanual Labor office on Oct. 31, 2025, in McKinney. Stark helps connect people experiencing ...

Portage County Community Action Council Executive Director John Kennedy debunks myths about poverty in Portage County and ...

A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40 percent of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a ...