The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 — 7.5% to 18.6% — and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...

While federal anti-poverty initiatives like the child tax credit expansion have stalled, states like Colorado are ...

While the economy was a key topic of discussion for the two presidential candidates when they met on the debate stage for the first time on Tuesday, the duel ended without explicit consideration of ...

In 2021, something remarkable happened: the United States cut its child poverty rate nearly in half. This wasn’t due to a booming economy or a new war on poverty. It was thanks to the expanded Child ...

An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

A couple of weeks ago, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) endorsed an increase in child tax credits to a maximum of $5,000 per child, declaring that “President Trump has been on record for a long time, supporting ...

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 ...

Advocates are calling for change after the latest data on material hardship showed the statistics had not changed compared to ...

The percentage of children living in poverty in New Brunswick remains “alarmingly high,” according to a report released by ...

SCOTLAND’S First Minister John Swinney has announced £5.8 million for child poverty groups ahead of a new strategy being ...

Not only are Pasifika disproportionately affected by violent crime, but Pasifika children are the most affected group surging ...