THE USA has a long history of setting itself apart from the United Nations. More than any other current member of the UN Security Council, the ...

The Trump administration's decision to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the US government's primary channel for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, is expected to have ...

Housing vouchers are among the most effective tools we have to get families out of shelters — and to keep them out.

Incidents of child, forced labour and human trafficking still linger in the country’s fisheries sector, notes the Fisheries Commission.The commission said these incidents are on the rise and prevalent ...

New England’s students remain about half a grade level behind their pre-pandemic peers in both math and reading, according to ...

New definition emphasizes that kids can’t be taken from their family because of poverty. But police and lawyers say it might ...

MCCSC’s preschool programs are funded by the 2023 community referendum. Families making 225% or less of the Federal Poverty ...

Parenting students struggle to meet basic needs while enrolled in school. Strengthening public benefits can support this ...

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) helps reduce poverty for working American families by providing a tax credit for ...

Today marks 17 years since the apology to Australia's Indigenous peoples for the forced removal of Aboriginal and Torres ...

An analysis by Drexel researchers found the highest-risk cities had higher rates of poverty, a higher percent of Black ...

While WIC itself isn’t facing direct funding cuts, a new policy brief from the National WIC Association (NWA) warns that changes to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...