poverty

President Evo Morales at the inauguration of new buildings in a housing project in 2016. The indigenous Aymara artist Roberto Mamani Mamani painted murals over a building facade.

Health & Safety

How Evo Morales Made Bolivia A Better Place ... Before He Was Forced To Flee

6:30pm November 26, 2019

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

After a controversial reelection in October, the Bolivian leader has sought asylum in Mexico. But despite the turmoil, there is another perspective on the nearly 14 years he held office.

Education

New Program Hopes to Break Cycle Of Poverty For Forsyth County Students

4:15pm November 14, 2019

by Keri Brown

A new education initiative will allow students in low-income households who graduate from high school in Forsyth County to attend community college for free.

In Mumbai, some prosperous neighborhoods sit alongside slums. This year's Gates report on progress toward eliminating poverty notes that there is vast inequality not only between nations, but within many of them.

Gates Foundation Says World Not On Track To Meet Goal Of Ending Poverty By 2030

1:43pm September 17, 2019

by Nurith Aizenman

The foundation has just released its annual report on progress toward Sustainable Development Goals. The conclusion: Inequality is rampant, and it's time for some hard choices.

Lawrence, Mass., has struggled to find its economic base since the decline of manufacturing. While the city is witnessing pockets of investment, as of August 2019, one-third of Lawrence's children lived in poverty, 36 percent of residents received aid und

National

U.S. Census Bureau Reports Poverty Rate Down, But Millions Still Poor

5:11pm September 10, 2019

by Pam Fessler

While the poverty rate finally fell to prerecession levels in 2018, the number of people without health insurance increased, and about one in eight Americans still lived below the poverty line.

Grigory Vodolazov's 3-year-old son peers into his family's apartment complex from their unit in Bellevue, Wash. The Vodolazov family is part of Creating Moves to Opportunity, a housing voucher experiment that uses incentives and counseling to encourage lo

National

In Seattle, A Move Across Town Could Be A Path Out Of Poverty

3:35pm August 05, 2019

by Pam Fessler

Studies show poor children living in "high opportunity" areas have a better chance at success. A program in the Seattle area to help families move to better neighborhoods has seen promising results.

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A sign announces the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer cards at a farmers market in California. Anti-poverty groups fear that many low-income people might be pushed off programs such as food stamps under a possible change to how the government mea

Trump Administration Considering Changes That Would Redefine The Poverty Line

9:36pm May 09, 2019

by Pam Fessler

The possible change involves a different inflation measure to adjust the poverty threshold annually. Anti-poverty groups worry that many low-income people would be pushed off assistance programs.

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Race

Partnership For Prosperity Gathers Feedback In Winston-Salem

4:17pm April 04, 2019

by David Ford

A new nonprofit initiative in Winston-Salem is setting its sights on tackling local inequality.

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Beef lanzhou noodles are a famous food in China, typically in the northwest area.

China Plans To Make Scratch From Noodles

11:23am April 04, 2019

by Yuhan Xu

Lessons in noodle-making is one of the ways that China hopes to eliminate rural poverty by 2020.

New Winston-Salem Nonprofit Aims To Reduce Poverty

10:48am March 18, 2019

by Paul Garber

Two years after a Winston-Salem task force issued its final report on poverty, a new nonprofit is launching to look at ways to address the problem, starting with a listening tour with people strugg

A poor resident of a village in Kenya checks his phone to confirm that a cash transfer has been made.

Tax The Ultrarich To Solve Poverty? Easier Said Than Done

8:18pm January 25, 2019

by Joanne Lu

Oxfam has issued its annual report on the gap between the wealthy and the poor — and offered a solution.