King understood that poverty, inadequate health care and systemic inequalities were barriers to individual well-being and ...

By engaging local communities and grassroots organizations, the SPLC is organizing to build the political power of Black and ...

Black Americans are disproportionately impacted by chronic health conditions and maladies — a result of decades of racially ...

poverty becomes a barrier to access to health care; inconsistent access to health care can discourage mental health treatment, and the cycle continues. In my profession, I am frequently faced with ...

A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new ...

"Health and teaching are crying out for graduates, so why do we not reduce the financial and emotional burden of poverty placement in these disciplines?" More information: Kelly Lambert et al ...

Despite decades of progress, poverty continues to trap millions in cycles of deprivation, and conventional measures often ...

A list of programs nationally provide new mothers, parents with no-strings-attached cash payments. See how NY wants to use ...

A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 19- and 20-year-olds with intellectual, physical or ...

Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Tuesday that the state has ...

President Lyndon Johnson initiated the war on poverty with the U.S. rate around 19%. Today, the official poverty rate is ...