Homelessness Kept Quiet
She wakes to the sound of breathing. The smaller children lie tangled beside her, their chests rising and falling under winter coats and wool blankets
A Syrian Family’s Story…
Ahmed’s desperate reflection gives a small sense of the fear and upheaval that have gripped him and his young family for more than a year
1 in 6 are Poor in the U.S.
The number of poor people in America is 3 million higher than the official count, encompassing 1 in 6 residents due to out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related expenses
Households on Food Stamps Outnumber all Households in Northeast U.S
A record 23,116,928 American households were enrolled in the federal government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—AKA food stamps—during the month of June
New Jersey Poverty Reaches 52-Year High
Poverty in New Jersey continued to grow even as the national recession lifted, reaching a 52-year high in 2011, according to a report released today
America’s Suburban Poverty
Poverty is often associated with inner city ghettos, fenced-off projects, or neighborhoods ridden with vice and crime. But the fastest growing poor population actually resides in the land of minivans, picket fences, and big box stores: suburbia
The Third World Comes to New Jersey (VIDEO)
Residing off Route 38 at Wilson Boulevard under an overpass, through woods and down a path of trash lays a community of people living in tents
Poverty Strikes Italy
As a severe recession and unprecedented unemployment sweeps Italy, millions of people are struggling to make ends meet. The number of those receiving food assistance has doubled in the past two years, according to a government report
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