Adrian Lewis serves as the CEO of Forgotten Harvest, an Oak Park-based food bank that works with more than 200 food pantries ...

A new report noted a range of concerns including lack of access to quality, healthy food and living in cramped and poor ...

The number of Americans living in poverty has gone up for the first time in years, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Experts caution the trend, including an increasing child poverty rate ...

Following the return of most U.S. schoolchildren to full-time, in-person learning, a raft of anecdotal reports indicate that violence may be rising in K-12 schools.

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Women’s US Gymnastics team took home the gold medal on Tuesday. NewsChannel Seven is looking to see if local gyms are seeing an increase in sign-ups for the sport.

Figures showed that child poverty rates in Scotland decreased slightly to 22% in 2023-24, down from 26% the previous year, with policies like the Scottish Child Payment credited with making progress.

Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.

Indiana is slashing preschool vouchers and increasing requirements. On My Way Pre-K helped more than 6,000 families afford preschool last school year. Just 2,500 could get help in the next school year ...

The Nigerian economy grew at a robust rate of 3.4% in 2024, the highest it has been since 2019 (except 2021 when the COVID ...

The left-wing advocacy organization, Southern Poverty Law Center, listed the conservative Republican activist group, Turning Point USA, in its “2024 Year in Hate and Extremism Report.” Under ...

Suburban poverty on the rise. The migration of Black people to the suburbs is occurring in two waves, according to local experts. One wave is heading toward outer-ring suburbs such as Mason and ...