Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up The U.S. Census Bureau’s recent report on poverty in the United ...

Some 11.9 million children in America lived in poverty last year. That comes out to be about one in every six children. Children have no choice or ability to change the income or living situation of ...

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The US Census Bureau’s recent report on poverty in the United States is a clarion call to our nation and our elected leaders. We in the United States possess the greatest resources ...

Thank you for publishing Cindy Levin’s letter “Farm Bill could build more equitable food systems” about food assistance on May 23. One of the key social services included in the Farm Bill is the ...

It's time for a new direction in public policy, one that assists families in crisis work their way from poverty to the American dream of peace and prosperity. Decades of failed policy that discourages ...

Ask most Americans how much the national government spends on foreign aid. The most frequent response is 25% of the federal budget, but the U.S. spends less than 1%. It is easy to forget about the ...

This is in response to the Sept. 8 LNP | LancasterOnline letter “Better parenting needed in the US.” Nationally, homelessness decreased almost every year between 2007 and 2016, but has increased every ...

Jim Kiser’s excellent insights on poverty help us to see through the current stereotypes. Kudos to the Tucson City Council for creating a task force to understand the issues of poverty and hopefully ...

When I think of poverty, I don’t just imagine someone living in extreme crisis. I think about families like mine in Delaware County, families just barely above the official poverty line, struggling ...

New poverty data reveals that anti-poverty programs are working, but also offers a troubling glimpse of what's ahead. The 2024 U.S. Census Supplemental Poverty Measure shows that the Earned Income Tax ...