The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy countries. Here’s a look at struggles kids living in poverty face, including access to food, healthcare and education.

Born Poor October 7, 2025 7/6c: pbs.org/frontline, PBS App 10/9c: PBS stations (check local listings), YouTube & the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel www ...

April 22, 2004 — -- They do essential jobs but are paid very low wages. They work hard but don’t get ahead. Even tiny setbacks can send them reeling. And when you live paycheck to paycheck, when ...

Reverend Dr. William Barber II speaks to marchers during the Mass Poor People's & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly on June 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. Credit - Jemal Countess/Getty Images But the reality of ...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is ending the federal government’s annual report on hunger in America, stating that it had become “overly politicized” and “rife with inaccuracies.” The decision ...

For children living in poverty, hunger has an impact on learning. A few weeks ago, my wife and I were looking for a movie to watch and, after scrolling for a while, we landed on “Straw,” a Tyler Perry ...

ATLANTA, GA— Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, and the Southern Center for Human Rights filed Coronell, et al. v. Georgia, a class action ...

Older adults with the fewest financial resources die nine years earlier, on average, than those with the greatest wealth, according to a report by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and the ...