poverty

SMETHPORT — Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of McKean County is seeking community members willing to advocate for abused and neglected childr...

To ensure children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session, Bradford Area School District will offer free lunches this summ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — As the pandemic plunged families into financial uncertainty, even temporary safety nets and bigger paychecks haven’t been enough to...

The COVID-19 pandemic was a tipping point for the mental health of already vulnerable middle and high school students, according to a study by Dr. Sha...

If you have a child in a day care program, congratulations are in order. You were lucky that you were able to get them enrolled in one, given how long...

DUKE CENTER — The Duke Center United Methodist Church Food Pantry will be open 10 a.m. to noon and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 26 Oil Valley Road. Pre-r...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Wealth and income inequality have recently gone down in the U.S. and other parts of the West, and the decline has been going on for...

“Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” — Joe Biden If Biden looked at the budgets of about half of old...

It’s been more than 50 years since the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. We’re within seven years of the centennial of his birth. Yet,...

She may be a political novice, but Susan Boser is no stranger to social problems and policy. In fact, the Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 15th...

ALLEGANY, N.Y. — The Cattaraugus-Allegany Teachers’ Resource Center will host a Community Action Poverty Simulation, a learning tool created as a way ...

Imagine that you are living on $1,000 a month, while working an unstable job. Do you purchase groceries or pay the electric bill? Do you allow your ch...