An Experiment Gives Cash Aid To The Poor. Is That Ethical?
In this study, thousands of people in some Kenyan villages get a monthly payment. But others in a comparison group get nothing.
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Census Bureau: Median Incomes Rose And Poverty Levels Fell In 2016
The number of people covered by health insurance also ticked up. The bureau says the income growth is driven by more people finding jobs rather than increases in salaries.
Cash Aid Could Solve Poverty — But There's A Catch
A major study in Zambia showed the benefits of just giving poor people money with no strings attached. So why isn't the government entirely convinced?
How To Fix Poverty: Why Not Just Give People Money?
Forget food aid, cows and job training. An unprecedented 12-year experiment in Kenya tests the power of cash.
Beyond Pantries: This Food Bank Invests In The Local Community
Normally, food banks distribute donated food to the hungry. But Rochester, NY, food bank Foodlink, is going beyond that to provide fresh foods to poor communities and jobs to boost the local economy.
U.S. Suspends Applications For 'Innovative' Anti-Poverty Efforts
The Development Innovation Ventures has earned bipartisan praise for the grants it gives to programs that help the poor. So why is there a temporary suspension of new grant applications?
Local Nonprofit, The Shalom Project, Helping Families In Financial Distress
A local nonprofit is holding its annual “Big Chill” fundraiser this weekend to support its mission.
For Foundation Leader, North Carolina 'Listening Tour' Brings Surprises And Concerns
It's been a little over a year since Maurice “Mo” Green took the helm at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation.
Oxfam: Combined Wealth Of 5 Richest Nigerians Could Lift Country Out Of Poverty
Oxfam calls the level of inequality in the country "obscene." The disparity is only growing, the charity says, in light of what it describes as the misallocation of the country's resources.
Slum Dwellers In Africa's Biggest Megacity Are Now Living In Canoes
In Nigeria, government has warned that it will demolish shanties on prime waterfront property. Now thousands of people are homeless.