I wrote a series of 14 articles for the Sacramento Bee describing major economic, social, cultural and political trends ...

The number of students experiencing homelessness who were enrolled in California's TK-12 public schools has jumped over 9% ...

THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS experiencing homelessness who were enrolled in California’s TK-12 public schools has jumped over 9% ...

Richmond’s poverty rate among children is the second-highest in Virginia, but more of the state’s youngest residents have health insurance, according to a report to be released today.

Two new reports show that the poor in metro Detroit face unique challenges compared to other parts of the U.S., making it more difficult for them to escape poverty. A study recently released by ...

Twelve school districts in New York had poverty rates among school-aged kids of 30% or more in 2023, according to new estimates from the Census Bureau. That’s three less than in 2022.

Half of children under the age of six who live in Nunavut are living in poverty — the highest rate in the country — according to a new report released Tuesday. The report, from advocacy ...

Ohio’s poverty rate was 13.4% in 2022 and the state’s child poverty rate was 17.7%, according to the latest report from the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies. While the state’s ...

Chantelle Spicer is the campaign manager at the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition. Celeste Hayward is the director ... Though the rates of Indigenous homelessness are well documented, the issue ...

ALBANY — A new report from the state comptroller’s office indicates child poverty rates in upstate cities are among the highest in the nation, with between 40 and 46 percent of children in ...