The City of New York hit another milestone last week in its underlying ongoing crisis: poverty. This marker came in the form ...

Not having the money to afford menstrual products is an issue. Here's how it can affect our mental and physical health, and how to help. Not having the money to afford menstrual products, aka ...

When the government shutdown left 42 million people without food assistance last week, nonprofits stepped in to help, as they always do. Across the country, community foundations, congregations, and ...

Would it help poverty or hurt the perception of poverty to call a six-figure family “poor”? A recent example of a claim that ...

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 ...

In this post I discuss the policy implications of declaring the Supplemental Poverty Measure the new official measure, an action that could be taken unilaterally by the Director of the Office of ...

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The past few years have bucked a positive trend. Back in 1990, almost two billion people were living under the extreme-poverty line, which the World Bank currently defines as an income of no more than ...

When you’re really struggling with money, advice like “stop buying lattes” just doesn’t cut it. For people in true poverty, those small tips don’t make a significant difference because they’re dealing ...

One factor with an outsized impact on worker wellbeing is the extent to which people experience “time poverty,” which Cassie Holmes, a professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management, defines as “this ...

Many Americans are struggling, but make too much money to qualify for social assistance. That's because the US poverty line is outdated, leaving behind workers who could benefit from help. Experts ...

Poverty in the U.S. The number of Americans struggling to get by has increased in the past few years. The U.S. Census Bureau produces annual poverty estimates to measure the economic well-being of ...