Latest Poverty in the United States Stories

While most children are looking forward to getting gifts during the upcoming holiday season, it is worth noting that one in five children live in poverty. Poverty is a major risk factor for children's development and deep poverty is linked to a range of physical-biological, cognitive-academic, and social-emotional problems. These problems persist into adulthood. Poverty also contributes to a growing health and academic achievement gap, declining college attendance and graduation rates, and an...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Census Bureau, with support from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, today released its second annual report, The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2011, describing research on a new supplemental poverty measure. This measure extends information provided by the official poverty measure, released Sept. 12, by explicitly including benefits from many of the government programs designed to assist low-income families and...

Catholic Charities USA Finds Hope in Possible Solutions to Nation's Poverty Crisis ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The release of today's Census Bureau report on poverty in America is further evidence of the urgent need for policymakers to come together to discuss solutions to the devastating reality facing tens of millions of individuals every day. While this ends a three-year trend of increasing poverty rates, we must not forget that these numbers...

Young children in lower-income families who live in high-cost areas don't do as well academically as their counterparts in low-cost areas, according to a new study. The study, by researchers at Child Trends and the University of California (UCLA), appears in the journal Child Development. "Among families with incomes below 300 percent of the federal poverty threshold—that's below $66,339 for a family of four—living in a region with a higher cost of living was related to lower...

NJ Immigrants Comprise Third Highest Percentage of a State's Population in the Country WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies provides a detailed picture of immigrants (legal and illegal) in the United States and in New Jersey. Using the latest Census Bureau data from 2010 and 2011, the study reveals that New Jersey's immigrants tend to be more prosperous and better-educated than the population in other top...

Immigrants Account for 28% of All Persons in Poverty in the State WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies provides a detailed picture of immigrants (legal and illegal) in the United States and in Illinois. The statistics reveal Illinois' immigrant population as being significantly poorer and less-educated than the state's native-born population. Using the latest Census Bureau data from 2010 and 2011, the study shows a...

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2010, there were 22.0 million shared households in the United States, an 11.4 percent increase from 2007, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report. This total of shared households accounted for 18.7 percent of all households, up from 17.0 percent in 2007. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) The report, Sharing a Household: Household Composition and Economic Well-Being: 2007-2010, analyzes...

Award Honors NETWORK for its Efforts to Eradicate Poverty in America ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rev. Larry Snyder, President and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, presented NETWORK's Executive Director, Simone Campbell, SSS, with a Centennial Medal for the organization's work bringing dignity and respect to all people on such important issues as poverty. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081008/CCUSALOGO )During his remarks at...

Report highlights the barriers to stable housing and wellbeing experienced by homeless and low-income black families NEW YORK, March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In 2010, one out of every 141 black family members stayed in a homeless shelter, a rate seven times higher than members of white families, according to "Intergenerational Disparities Experienced by Homeless Black Families," a report released by the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness. "The...

Christmas Message from Rev. Larry Snyder ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rev. Larry Snyder, President of Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), the largest network of human services organizations working to reduce poverty in America, released the following statement in celebration of Christmas: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081008/CCUSALOGO) "As we join with family and friends to celebrate the birth of Christ, may we also share the peace and joy...