The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 — 7.5% to 18.6% — and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows a concerning rise in child poverty in Hawaii, and forecasts it potentially could double without the support of public policies and programs. The ...

Children born into poor families are more likely to exhibit aggressive, impulsive behaviors throughout childhood, according ...

While the economy was a key topic of discussion for the two presidential candidates when they met on the debate stage for the first time on Tuesday, the duel ended without explicit consideration of ...

UNICEF works with governments and other partners to address the impacts of poverty on children and to mitigate poverty-related risks to their health, education and well-being. A look at recent and ...

Children born into poor families are more likely to exhibit aggressive, impulsive behaviors throughout childhood, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. Previous research connects ...

As children started school this month, many could look back on carefree summer days. Some New York children enjoyed sleepaway camp, or a beach vacation, or playing in the pool this summer. Yet others ...

Forty percent of Rochester's kids live in poverty, according to a recent report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Local leaders want to change that. A delegation of local elected officials, including ...

Most parents know the feeling—that quick flash of panic when a child falls, bumps a table, or wakes up with a bruise you don’t remember seeing the day before. For many families, it’s a passing worry.