Cyclists toured the rural roads and covered bridges of northern Berks County, all in an effort to help those in need, raising nearly $13,000 at the 15th Annual Brake the Cycle of Poverty Benefit Bike ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - For years Danielle Hayden and her family lived a life of poverty. That was until they decided to make a change. “I didn’t want to be on public housing. I didn’t want to have ...

Connecticut is often regarded as a “land of opportunity,” home to some of the wealthiest communities in the nation. Yet, behind this prosperity lies a stark contrast—a state where poverty is ...

In the United States, 42 million people are living in poverty. Almost 40% of single-mother households are in poverty, and one in three individuals who experienced poverty as children will remain in ...

Nearly 38 million Americans live in poverty today, 60 years after the signing of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. The foundational law, signed by LBJ on Aug. 20, 1964, established the War on ...