Louisiana’s child poverty rate over the past three years leads the nation, according to a new study that attributes the trend to rising costs and expiring public assistance programs. The state also ...

In many upstate cities like Syracuse, Binghamton, and Rochester, the number of children living in poverty is upwards of 40%.

Florida’s childhood poverty rate continued to decline over the past year, with 3,192 fewer children living in poverty ...

New data shows 230,000 children in the state lack basic needs.