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2023 Census Poverty Data Reveal Uncertain Progress and Importance of Policy Choices
Census data paint a complicated picture of progress against poverty in 2023, as the national poverty rate fell, rose, or held ...
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Latest Census data show an increase in childhood poverty
Despite wage gains, lower-income families have been hit hard by inflation and the expiration of pandemic-era benefits.
Poverty Increased in 2023 as Prices Rose and Pandemic Aid Programs Expired
More faced hardship in the United States last year, the Census Bureau said, as inflation and the end of subsidies outweighed ...
The scandalous truth about Birmingham's child poverty emergency laid bare
In a landmark BirminghamLive project, we expose the scandalous impact of soaring inequality and poverty on our cherished ...
Nearly a million more children fell into poverty last year. Both presidential campaigns want to give parents money to fix that.
Nearly 10 million children were in poverty in 2023. It could become a key election issue.
Child Poverty Increases Despite Rising Wages in US
On August 1, Senate Republicans blocked the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. If passed, it would have ...
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Exploring how local efforts to address poverty have affected families
In the first hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Thursday, September 19, 2024, we're broadcasting live from the ...
As Alabama struggles to cut poverty, Mobile area shows hopeful signs
Poverty rates in Alabama remained higher than much of the nation last year, new federal data shows, though some larger cities ...
Philly poverty rate sees largest drop in 10 years, but we’re still the poorest big city
Philadelphia’s poverty rate fell more than one percentage point between 2022 and 2023, marking the most significant year-over ...
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More Children Are Living in Poverty. What This Means for Schools
Childhood poverty also has long-term repercussions. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine reported in ...
Eight demands to help fix Birmingham's child poverty emergency
BirminghamLive has worked with charities and community groups to identify changes needed for children straight away ...
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How efforts to address poverty have affected local families; local leaders on the state of poverty
During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Sept. 19, 2024, we take the show to RMAPI's summit to talk with community members ...