More than 9 million children — about 13% — are living in poverty in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Based on a report analyzing that ...

In many upstate cities like Syracuse, Binghamton, and Rochester, the number of children living in poverty is upwards of 40%.

Louisiana’s child poverty rate over the past three years leads the nation, according to a new study that attributes the trend to rising costs and expiring public assistance programs. The state also ...

New data shows 230,000 children in the state lack basic needs.

New federal data shows that poverty among Allen County’s school-age children is rising, even as unemployment remains low and jobs are widely available.

An estimated 417 million children in low- and middle-income countries are living in extreme poverty. Millions of children in high-income countries are also suffering. And more children are at risk of ...

America’s children continued to be hardest hit by poverty in 2012, according to new Census Bureau statistics, the Washington Post reports. Suggested Reading Nicki Minaj’s MAGA Support Shouldn’t ...

As families file taxes, new child-focused tax credits offer relief, boost child care access and create new opportunities for ...

BIG ISSUE founder John Bird warned today that “poverty is destroying us” as he marked his 80th birthday.Lord Bird has been ...

A new charity aimed at tackling bed poverty among children has just delivered its first beds to families in need. Rise and ...