Poverty
Social Impact Leadership Is Imperative in Post-Covid World
We can achieve brilliant feats when we enable, empower and educate.
Fourth Stimulus Check Could Lift 7M Americans Out of Poverty: Analysis
A growing number of Democratic lawmakers are calling for recurring monthly payments for most Americans.
Oakland's $500 Checks for Non-White Families Backed by Local Charity
The privately funded program will offer a guaranteed income to some of the poorest people in the city.
Fact Check: Is Oakland Excluding Whites in Poverty From $500 Checks?
The initiative is a privately funded program that will give families $500 per month, and with no rules on how they spend it.
Biden, Dems Amplify $15 Minimum Wage Demands, Some Say 'It Should Be $20'
Democrats say they're prepared to pass the first federal minimum wage hike since 2009 with or without Republicans.
Man Donates Two Stimulus Checks to Food Bank, Says 'I Don't Need It'
Shannon Harshbarger decided to give the money to the Facing Hunger Foodbank in Huntington, as experts warn of widespread hunger caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Families Given Fruit and Vegetable Pieces to Feed Hungry Children for Week
The 10 days of food for English families amounted to two jacket potato with beans, eight single cheese sandwiches days carrots
three days apples, two days of malt loaf and three days of yogurt with some added pasta and tomato.
UNICEF Will Help Feed U.K. Children for First Time in Its History
Hunger among children hit by the COVID-19 crisis is a "domestic emergency", the charity said.
Poverty Linked to Higher Risk of COVID-19 Death
Those from more disadvantaged areas were also more likely to suffer from severe illness from the virus.
Half a Million Children Living in Destitution Across U.K.
The number of children living in extreme poverty has increased by 52 percent in two years.
Miami Offering $250 Gift Cards to Those Impacted by COVID-19
One man, Pierre Casseos, told reporters that he slept out overnight on a milk crate in order to avoid missing out.
Paratroopers Donate Over 1,500 Toys to Needy Children for Christmas
By donating a toy, each paratrooper was automatically entered into a special raffle to participate in a parachute jump and earn a special foreign badge.
Giving Tuesday 2020: Here Are The Top-Rated Charitable Organizations
From American neighbors to global citizens, here's how you can make a difference.
Almost 40,000 Children in London Will Rely on Food Banks This Christmas
Around 40 percent of vulnerable children won't get a single Christmas present this year.
After Maradona's Death, His Opinion of America Resurfaces
The soccer star was an admirer of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, frequently criticizing the United States, including one notable incident in 2007 on Chavez's TV show.
How Making Sanitary Products Free Is 'Key Moment for Gender Equality'
Scotland has become the first country in the world to make period products free for all with a message that: "In these dark times, we can bring light and hope to the world."
'I've Gone Without Meals So My Daughter Can Eat'
The British government has rejected calls to provide free meals to struggling families in England during school holidays.
Innovators Should Turn to a Frontier as Challenging as Space: Food Poverty
All too often, the ideas that get people excited tend toward the futuristic, like rocket ships and quantum computers. In an unequal society, these sorts of things don't benefit those most in need.
Why Are Black People Still Paid Less Than Their White Counterparts?
The ethnicity pay gap "is costing the British economy as much as £24 billion ($31 billion) a year."
Georgia's Poorest Areas at Risk as Many Hospitals May Close Due to Pandemic
Rural hospital closures will force some of Georgia's poorest residents to travel more than 30 miles to seek health care.
Eviction Crisis Will Lead to COVID Surge, Poverty and Housing Shortages
As the federal eviction moratorium comes to an end and no stimulus deal in sight, tens of millions of American will face the nation's most severe housing crisis yet.
Poverty and Racism Cause COVID Lockdowns, Not 'a Mystery', Campaigners Say
All areas back in a second British lockdown are linked by a number of things - high levels of poverty, high black and ethnic minority populations and high "key worker" numbers.
Parents in U.K. Left with One Laptop Between Four Children
Nearly two million homes in Britain don't have internet access, it has been reported, making home-schooling nearly impossible.
Boris Johnson Performs U-Turn and Will Provide Free School Meal Vouchers
It comes after a campaign by England footballer Marcus Rashford to ensure the government extended the scheme into the summer holidays.
U.K. Prime Minister Rejects Rashford's Plea to Extend Free School Meals
The Premier League footballer spoke about his own experience with free school meals, as fears children will go hungry during the summer holidays if the free school meal voucher scheme ends.
Government Program Accidentally Cuts Deforestation by Alleviating Poverty
"Reducing poverty does not have to create unavoidable environmental costs," said researcher Paul Ferraro.
As Famine Threatens the Globe, the U.S. Must Answer the Call
Now more than ever, the U.S. must exhibit global leadership in the fight against hunger.
U.N. Official Says Austerity Has Caused Poor to Suffer Most From COVID-19
Olivier De Schutter tells Newsweek that "five shocks" have hit the global economy that could lead to the entire political idea of austerity being rethought.
Greta Thunberg Donates $100,000 to Combat Coronavirus
The climate activist has launced a campaign with Danish nonprofit Human Act to help children and young people affected by the primary and secondary impacts of the pandemic.
Over 800 Rural Schools May Lose Funding Due to Education Dept Rules: Report
The Department of Education is reportedly set to cut off over 800 rural schools after deciding to enforce a specific poverty reporting rule for the first time in close to 17 years.