The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

In an ever-increasing digital world, people who cannot afford laptops, smartphones and broadband risk being left behind

Our federal lawmakers and state legislators should make it a priority to help our most vulnerable residents when they get back to work next month.

The best images taken in 2022 by Associated Press photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean revealed the reality of migration, poverty and violence, but they also showcased the region's intense, vibrant and colorful daily life.

Every 30 hours, the pandemic spawned a new billionaire, while pushing a million people into poverty. Here’s why.

“It was devastating,” James reflected. “People were sitting there lost."

Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, returned to her home turf of Appalachia to tackle one of its most urgent issues — with a little help from David Copperfield.

The year 2022 was a tough one for the growing number of people living in food insecurity and energy poverty around the world, and the beginning of 2023 is looking bleak.

Ambitious policy solutions can break through partisan paralysis and change America. It's time to go big

The US has condemned the Taliban for ordering non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to stop employing women, saying the ban will disrupt vital and life-saving assistance to millions. The Taliban takeover last year sent Afghanistan’s economy into a tailspin and transformed the country, driving millions into poverty and hunger. Foreign aid…

The Wood Street Mission is once again helping the 64,500 children in poverty in Manchester and Salford

Recalling Jesus' birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those "ravenous" for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.