A new report by Columbia University researchers and the Robin Hood Foundation shows that between 2021 and 2022, the share of New Yorkers living in poverty — defined as income plus benefits that don’t ...
To increase empathy and help the public be better prepared to address the issue, local leaders are hosting a poverty ...
Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched his own financial advisory firm in 2018. Thomas' experience gives him expertise in a ...
State lawmakers aim to provide no-strings-attached cash payments to new mothers and parents in New York to reduce some of the nation’s highest childhood poverty rates. USA TODAY Network reporters ...
Under outgoing Mayor Stoney, Richmond’s anti-poverty strategy has included working with community health programs not only to address wellness but direct residents to jobs and other services. Back in ...
New York is the only state with a refundable child tax credit that excludes low-income families from accessing the maximum amount, limiting its anti-poverty effect, experts say. If the governor’s ...
An ad hoc committee will analyze the evidence on key determinants of entrenched poverty and the effectiveness of programs designed to address those determinants to identify policies and programs with ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Local officials and advocacy organizations expressed their support on Wednesday for recommendations from the state’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council. The council’s goal is ...
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Child Poverty Reduction Act three years ago, setting the ambitious target of cutting New York’s child poverty rates in half by 2032. On Wednesday, the advisory ...