Truthout
Poverty
Fight Child Hunger This Winter by Supporting a Backpack Program
More than 12 million children experience food insecurity, which leads to poor health outcomes.
Poverty Isn’t Neglect, But the State Took My Children Anyway
The investigator made it clear that my daughters showed no signs of abuse or neglect. I lost anyway.
Inequality Figures Heavily on the Ballot This Midterm
The 2018 election offers plenty of opportunities to chip away at our economic divide.
Winter Is Coming, and Fuel Costs Will Hit the Poor the Hardest
Just 20 percent of households that qualify for energy assistance receive funding each year.
More Than 3.6 Million US Children Don’t Have Affordable Health Care
Each time our system denies health care coverage to a child, we strike down hopes for that child's future.
“We’re Not Migrating, We’re Fleeing”: Hondurans’ Perilous Journey North
Unemployment, starvation and violence born of desperation is driving people north in search of work and safety.
Latin America Backslides in Struggle to Reach Zero Hunger Goal
In South America, 39 million people are going hungry and five million children are suffering from malnutrition.
Youth Living in Settlements at US Border Suffer Poverty and Lack of Health Care
Informal settlements along Mexico's border, called “colonias,” lack access to basic infrastructure.
The Fight to Reverse the Food Stamp Ban for People With Felony Drug Convictions
Families in poverty are fighting to remove the barriers to accessing the safety nets they need.
Census: 39.7 Million Americans Are Poor
According to the US Census Bureau data, one in eight Americans were poor in 2017.