Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.

Spencer Platt / Getty Images A Nepalese immigrant in his early 40s described the stress and uncertainty he felt during college about how to afford rent, food and tuition despite having a scholarship.

According to UNICEF, more than 400 million children globally live in poverty, missing out on at least two daily needs such as ...

Eric Scicchitano, The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa. By Eric Scicchitano, The News-Item, Shamokin, Pa. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Aug. 10--When an ad hoc consortium on poverty meets in Shamokin ...

I eyed my nametag and the assignment before me. Suddenly, I was Lilly Locke, the 15-year-old daughter of a family in poverty. I was a participant in "TULIP Town," a poverty simulation hosted this week ...

Asian Americans are often portrayed as educationally and financially successful when compared with other racial or ethnic groups. However, Asian origin groups in the United States vary widely in their ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) — Community leaders and volunteers in Saginaw are looking to inspire change through an interactive experience. The group took part in a community action poverty simulation at the ...

Health-related quality of life was found to be associated with poverty status through parenting stress in children with sickle cell disease (SCD). Poverty status was found to be a significant factor ...

A shrinking number of Californians live in poverty. But the improvement is much too slow. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the latest “supplemental” poverty measurements from the Census Bureau. These ...

Sitting at a blueberry blue table in a Head Start classroom in Pullman, Mich., about an hour south of Grand Rapids, preschool teacher Julie Beck helps a little girl draw a rainbow with crayons. Nearby ...