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In many cities across the country, people are breaking the cycle of poverty, but not in Memphis. A connection between poverty and the brain helps explain why. Doctors are able to rewire a person's ...

In early 2020, my daughter approached me about fostering two brothers she met through her work with Peace4Kids, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building a sense of community for youth in foster ...

What happens when you grow up poor in America—and stay in touch with the same filmmaker for more than a decade? In this episode of The FRONTLINE Dispatch podcast, host Raney Aronson-Rath speaks with ...

OMAHA BRIDGES IS AN ORGANIZATION LOOKING TO HELP PEOPLE BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. THEY CARRY OUT THEIR MISSION USING PROGRAMS THAT PUT PEOPLE BACK ON TRACK WITH THEIR GOALS, AND THEN THEY SUPPORT ...

In our Utah community, 288,970 people are currently facing hunger and 104,840 of them are children. With the struggles of inflation weighing heavily on the entire state, this community has been hit ...

Cyclists once again toured the rural roads and covered bridges of northern Berks County, all in an effort to help those in need at the 13th annual Brake the Cycle of Poverty Benefit Bike Ride for ...

Connecticut is often regarded as a “land of opportunity,” home to some of the wealthiest communities in the nation. Yet, behind this prosperity lies a stark contrast—a state where poverty is ...

During my time in prison, I lived in hell. I witnessed horrific abuse, suffered from a critical lack of mental health care, and was treated as less than human. Guards even taunted inmates that we ...

ABS-CBN television reported early this year that "more Filipinos see themselves as poor, with self-rated poverty rising to its highest level in 21 years." The self-rated poor families reached 17.4 ...