We need some good news now, and here’s some out of left field: An important new study suggests that there’s a highly effective way to overcome one of the most intractable problems in 21st-century ...

Come January, Czech schools across the country will have to provide free menstrual products to their pupils. A welcome move, activists say, who urge an even more systemic approach to tackling period ...

I have been in health care, specifically heart health, for 20 years. Despite advancements in medicine and extensive research, heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the ...

As the federal government shutdown dragged on, families across the country have felt the impact — especially those who rely on safety-net programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

What happens when you grow up poor in America—and stay in touch with the same filmmaker for more than a decade? In this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast, host Raney Aronson-Rath speaks with ...

Jeremiah Program is a nonprofit on a mission to disrupt the cycle of poverty for single mothers and their children, two generations at a time. It helps single mothers succeed in college while ...

Brake the Cycle of Poverty held its 16th annual cycling event through the rolling hills and scenic landscape in Berks County on Saturday. All the proceeds go to Friends Incorporated which runs food ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Last year, Catholic Charities of the Coastal Bend launched a transformative program aimed at reducing poverty and breaking down barriers in the community. Circles of the ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – The Hampton Roads Community Action Program opened a new Whole Family Innovation Lab at the Signet Center in Chesapeake Friday, with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. This ...

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But Clemons, founding CEO of both organizations, grew up "in abject poverty," in a single-parent household, in a neighborhood where kids weren't always expected to succeed, and he knows how difficult ...