New York City Has More Children in Poverty Than Nearly a Decade
New data shows child poverty in NYC has reached a record high, highlighting deep economic struggles for low-income families.
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Amid troubling report on child poverty, New York communities say hard work continues
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is focusing her agenda this legislative session on affordability — and she says programs for ...
US aid cuts force UNICEF to reduce Lebanon nutrition programmes, official says
U.S. aid cuts have forced the U.N. children's agency UNICEF to suspend or scale back many programmes in Lebanon, with more ...
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2025 Budget Stakes: Poverty and Hardship Could Rise for Millions
Millions of people would be pushed into, or deeper into, poverty under Republican proposals that Congress could consider this ...
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Can new statewide recommendations cut child poverty by 50% in 10 years?
In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 2/20/25, we talk with members of the Child Poverty Reduction Advisory ...
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US representatives: Newly passed bipartisan legislation will protect vulnerable children and families
We share a goal to support work to help individuals escape poverty ... a reminder to us all how our civic duty affects real individuals and families. This collaborative spirit served as a driving ...
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Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support.”
Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...
US aid cuts having dire impact on Haiti's children, says UNICEF
U.S. aid cuts are having an extreme and immediate impact on thousands of children in Haiti as violence spirals and more young ...
Starmer ‘considering relaxing two-child benefit cap’ amid warnings over child poverty
Under plans being considered to tackle child poverty, parents of under-fives could reportedly be exempted from the limit ...