Springfield resident Andrea Carter has worn many hats: school teacher, community leader, mom, prisoner, dishwasher and someone with a substance use disorder. Now, she’s a change leader with Think Tank ...

Many children navigate daily lives marked by challenges unseen by the casual observer. What might appear as minor quirks or ...

January is Poverty Awareness Month, but poverty is not something that exists only in statistics or distant places. It shows up in longer waits at the doctor’s office, crowded classrooms, and local ...

COSM scholars and AEI affiliates include some of the nation’s foremost experts on poverty measurement. On October 17, COSM gathered several of these scholars to provide a primer on opportunity in the ...

It's a team effort to understand the wave of poverty that experts say is affecting our kids in the classroom. Hundreds of educators, and business and community officials gathered today to make sure ...

This article by Nimaya Dahanayake originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing ...

Across the African continent, a silent crisis is unfolding: the rise of retirement poverty; only a few have retirement security. From Lagos to Lusaka, retirement is becoming not a time of rest but a ...