The need for innovative anti-poverty programs throughout New Mexico is well-known. In 2022, New Mexico had a 17.6 percent poverty rate which was the fourth highest rate in the United States. In Las Cruces, the state’s second-largest city, the poverty rate is nearly 26 percent. (2022 American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, Las […]
An Orange County non-profit is on a tight deadline to raise money for a major repair. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS United Against Poverty in Orlando has had issues with maintenance stemming from Hurricane Ian. If they can’t fix a caving ceiling the organization’s Executive Director says they could be forced to suspend some services […]
A 12-year-old girl in Germany was so touched by the inspirational work of South African period poverty campaigner Tamara Magwashu that she managed to organise a large charitable donation. Caity Cutter was moved to do something after being shocked to learn from a BBC article about Ms Magwashu that 30% of girls in South Africa […]
This article was originally published in South Carolina Daily Gazette. COLUMBIA — In the tampon aisle of a CVS in rural Clarendon County, a sign read “This item is in high demand” and limited purchases to two boxes per customer. It was this encounter with “period poverty,” defined as a lack of access to menstrual […]
A new report released Thursday by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) found that 181 million children worldwide under the age of five — or one in four — live in severe food poverty. Food poverty, the report defines, is the state of consuming either nothing or up to two out of eight food groups […]
KALTUNGO, Nigeria (AP) — The 9-month-old twins cried nonstop and tugged at their mother, seeking attention but also food. They had received little in the past 24 hours, and there were signs of deeper hunger in the heads too big for their tiny bodies. “Not much milk comes out,” said their 38-year-old mother, Dorcas Simon, […]
After a year of bad headlines for the troubled Milwaukee Housing Authority, it’s hard to find volunteers willing to join its oversight board. That’s what Mayor Cavalier Johnson — who has the power to fill the three vacant seats on the seven-member Board of Commissioners — told the Journal Sentinel. “Quite candidly, part of the […]
Two Licking Heights juniors are acting locally and thinking globally, thanks to the Global Scholars Diploma program. Students Natalie Ampadu and Ali West presented their final projects for their Global Scholars Diploma at the Take Action Fair on April 16 at Otterbein University, along with 135 other students from across the region. Ampadu was also […]
May 15—WATERFORD — A Wednesday forum on ending child poverty in Connecticut brought local legislators and statewide nonprofit advocates together to find common ground on policies that could make an impact. The Waterford Public Library forum, attended by about 75 people and sponsored by the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, found common ground on a […]
A day before Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Milwaukee, President Joe Biden aimed to speak directly to Black voters in a pre-taped radio interview with Milwaukee’s 101.7 “The Truth,” aired May 15, 2024. Host Sherwin Hughes asked Biden what the administration has done for him and other Black Wisconsinites. Biden cited lowering prescription costs, […]
A new report makes the case that as Rhode Island becomes increasingly diverse, its populations of color continue to suffer inequities in education, health and economic security. Rhode Island Kids Count, the nonprofit advocacy group focused on children’s wellbeing, released its annual fact book on Monday, showing persistent youth poverty. According to the report: “Between […]
Apr. 30—About 10 years ago, The United Way of Wyoming Valley went through what CEO Bill Jones described as a “transformative, strategic change.” Up until that point, the organization, like any other United Way, had measured its success by whether or not it reached its fundraising goals. The problem was, despite all of the money […]