Springfield resident Andrea Carter has worn many hats: school teacher, community leader, mom, prisoner, dishwasher and someone with a substance use disorder. Now, she’s a change leader with Think Tank ...

January is Poverty Awareness Month, but poverty is not something that exists only in statistics or distant places. It shows up in longer waits at the doctor’s office, crowded classrooms, and local ...

When most people hear the word poverty, they think of empty pockets, begging on the streets, or . However, poverty is much deeper than just not having money. It can affect your access to education, ...

COSM scholars and AEI affiliates include some of the nation’s foremost experts on poverty measurement. On October 17, COSM gathered several of these scholars to provide a primer on opportunity in the ...

It's a team effort to understand the wave of poverty that experts say is affecting our kids in the classroom. Hundreds of educators, and business and community officials gathered today to make sure ...

Across the African continent, a silent crisis is unfolding: the rise of retirement poverty; only a few have retirement security. From Lagos to Lusaka, retirement is becoming not a time of rest but a ...