Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households ...

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

The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 — 7.5% to 18.6% — and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...

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While the economy was a key topic of discussion for the two presidential candidates when they met on the debate stage for the first time on Tuesday, the duel ended without explicit consideration of ...

As children started school this month, many could look back on carefree summer days. Some New York children enjoyed sleepaway camp, or a beach vacation, or playing in the pool this summer. Yet others ...

Most of the people who showed up on Feb. 20 to mourn the passing of 2-year-old A'millah Currie and 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr., who died in the freezing winter inside a car in a casino parking ...

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows a concerning rise in child poverty in Hawaii, and forecasts it potentially could double without the support of public policies and programs. The ...

Child poverty in Virginia has climbed to 12%, affecting more than 230,000 children and reversing previous gains made during the pandemic, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

School meal price increases will "acutely" affect children living in poverty who do not qualify for free school dinners, ...