Under outgoing Mayor Stoney, Richmond’s anti-poverty strategy has included working with community health programs not only to address wellness but direct residents to jobs and other services. Back in ...

When the latest poverty statistics came out in August, the numbers didn’t make very big waves. With the Republican Party roaring into New York, the fact that poverty had gone up nationally–no surprise ...

At the height of the 2008 financial crisis, New York City braced for a devastating blow—then seemed to duck it. After the recession ended in late 2009, the city counted itself lucky for having ...

(1) Do New Yorkers who start the year poor also end the year poor? (2) Do New Yorkers who begin the year unable to afford adequate food, rent, medicine or utilities (even if their incomes exceed the ...

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INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. WELL, YESTERDAY THE OMAHA CITY COUNCIL PASSED A POVERTY ELIMINATION ACTION PLAN. IT FOCUSES ON IMPROVING ISSUES FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. BUT NOT ALL ...

Communities that don’t share data will be left behind as technology advances to serve those who do, according to New York City’s chief analytics officer. Amen Ra Mashariki of the Mayor’s Office of ...

As Congress considers deep cuts to the federal safety net, a growing number of New Yorkers are living in poverty, according to a new report on Wednesday from the anti-poverty group Robin Hood and ...

DETECTORS FREE OF CHARGE. OMAHA CITY COUNCIL WILL HEAR THE FINDINGS OF THE CITY’S POVERTY ELIMINATION ACTION PLAN IN 2024. THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE PASSED LEIGH 840. IT REQUIRES CITY LEADERS TO ...

What keeps people from escaping poverty? A new, free series of escape room experiences and Poverty 101 sessions in Rapid City aims to show the barriers many locals are facing.