New Program Hopes to Break Cycle Of Poverty For Forsyth County Students
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.
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Gates Foundation Says World Not On Track To Meet Goal Of Ending Poverty By 2030
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.
U.S. Census Bureau Reports Poverty Rate Down, But Millions Still Poor
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.
In Seattle, A Move Across Town Could Be A Path Out Of Poverty
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.
Trump Administration Considering Changes That Would Redefine The Poverty Line
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.
Partnership For Prosperity Gathers Feedback In Winston-Salem
A new nonprofit initiative in Winston-Salem is setting its sights on tackling local inequality.
China Plans To Make Scratch From Noodles
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
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
Tax The Ultrarich To Solve Poverty? Easier Said Than Done
Oxfam has issued its annual report on the gap between the wealthy and the poor — and offered a solution.
Why This Charity Has Stopped Asking For Money
In 2017, No Lean Season raised nearly $12 million to help farmhands in Bangladesh travel to the city to find jobs when fields lay fallow. Now they're saying "no" to donations. What happened?