At the height of the recession in 2012, nearly one in four American children were living in poverty. Today, five years after America went through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, ...

Over four million children will still be living in poverty by 2029, the government’s own analysis has forecast, marking a reduction of just 10 per cent from the current figure.

The number of children in poverty rose by 979,000 from 2022 to 2023, Census Bureau data shows. The rise in child poverty comes as families still grapple with life without an enhanced child tax credit.

Low-income children and families would be among the groups hit hardest by Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While the bill would be a boon to wealthy Americans, it would scale back resources ...

Israel ranks second in the OECD for child poverty, amid deep social and regional gaps, after 2024 poverty report shows ...

Apecu, L.S. and Zabibu, N. (2026) The Role of Parenting in the Proliferation of Street Children: Evidence from River Oli Division, Arua City, Uganda. Open Access Library Journal, 13, 1-14. doi: ...

Volunteers are a linchpin in addressing and preventing childhood poverty, family instability and abuse. Here are some ways to get involved.

Poverty rates remain especially high among Arab and haredi populations, who together account for 65.1% of people in poverty, nearly double their share of the population.

Childhood poverty is a persistent problem in the Netherlands. Last year, Stichting Leergeld, a foundation that supports ...

In Bangladesh, programs targeting ultra-poor, rural households can help families escape extreme poverty. However, the ...