When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar's home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then ...

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

ZIP codes with the highest poverty levels also experience higher rates of obesity, depression and low birth-weight babies. Limited access to affordable healthy food and transportation to medical ...

Without Congressional action, the recently released National Academy of Sciences report, “An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line,” could have substantial effects on government program ...

New Congressional Budget Office figures last week indicate that the reconciliation bill passed by the House and under review in the Senate would reduce annual income among the poorest households by $1 ...

While studying at the University of Ghana, economist Samuel Ampaw began working on the Ghana Socioeconomic Panel Survey, a long-term data collection effort that monitors the country’s economic ...

Picture it: The holidays are just around the corner. While most people are searching online for "holiday gift guides," some families are looking up “local holiday meal distribution free” and ...

Annually, on Oct. 17, the world marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day meant to spotlight the grip of poverty on poor communities and to call for action. Yet in 2025, about ...

Poverty's effect on the health of Erie County residents can be found on two maps posted on the recently published 2025 Erie County Community Needs Health Assessment. One map shows, by ZIP code, the ...