When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar's home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then ...

While family rituals around the holidays and traditions that bring families together can be beneficial for bonding, closeness, and cultivating connections, according to a study from the Journal of the ...

Most of what people believe about money didn't come from school; it came from parents who were doing their best while navigating an economy that no longer exists. Wages have grown only 17% in the last ...

Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According ...

Rio de Janeiro — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone down.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Many people in Green Bay found out first-hand the struggles that those living in poverty experience every day through participation in a special program hosted by St. John’s ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Federal officials have released a new report on national poverty statistics which shows how many people are living in or near poverty in Kansas. The U.S. Census Bureau (USCB) recently ...

ZIP codes with the highest poverty levels also experience higher rates of obesity, depression and low birth-weight babies. Limited access to affordable healthy food and transportation to medical ...

About 6.8 million people — almost half of all of those in poverty — are living in "very deep poverty" in the UK, the Joseph ...