Earlier this month, the eyes of our nation turned briefly to those whom the Bible calls “the least of these.” The U.S. Bureau of the Census revealed that nearly one of every six Americans is now ...

ELMORE COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Many of your fellow Alabamians hold multiple jobs to make ends meet. Janet Strouse is among them. She works at the Elmore County Food Pantry to help provide meals to ...

Reverend Paul Trudeau, with City Hope staff. City Hope, located in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, practices a "radical hospitality", welcoming and feeding anyone off the street, connecting with ...

It is a critical time in America. The recession has been tough, especially for young Black Americans who are faced with bleak job prospects, exorbitant student loans and overwhelming hopelessness.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Poverty is not an intractable problem; it can be eradicated ...

Chattanooga's overall poverty rate decreased around 3% between 2013 and 2023 as the gap between Black and white residents closed, but not everyone benefited equally from jobs growth, a new study found ...

For decades, a job has been seen as the key to escaping poverty. A major new study turns the question on its head: What if hardship is the result of employment, as opposed to the absence of it? The ...

(The Root) — Despite all the rhetoric about reclaiming the American dream for middle-class Americans in this past presidential election, Barack Obama has done more for lower-income Americans than any ...