Poverty
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from poverty, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,915 stories have been published about poverty which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from poverty, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 1,915 stories have been published about poverty which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Top Poverty News
US & Canada · San FranciscoSan Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the launch of a new guaranteed income program for San Francisco’s trans community. The program will provide low-income transgender residents with payments up to $1,200 each month for up to 18 months. The city says the payments will help the trans community with financial insecurity. See the Story
San Francisco launches transgender guaranteed income program
69% Right coverage: 29 sources
Business · KabulAfghanistan braces for its second winter under Taliban rule. Economic hardship is there. It's very serious and people will struggle for their lives. Red Cross is feeding most of the country's prison population. No country in the world has recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the Taliban call their administration.See the Story
Red Cross: Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter
47% Left coverage: 15 sources
Europe · LondonTwo-thirds of adults are worried that they will not be able to afford Christmas dinner, according to a survey.See the Story
'It's going to be terrible for me': Two-thirds of adults worry they cannot afford Christmas dinner
Coverage: 5 sources
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Europe · IrelandA group of secondary school students in Co Mayo spent their transition year raising vital funds for St Vincent de Paul.See the Story
‘It’s made us more aware of the meaning of poverty’ – Students in Mayo raise vital funds for St Vincent de Paul
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
PovertyThe authoritative DHS household data for 2005-06, 2015-16, and 2019-21 establishes that the pace of decline in Indian poverty accelerated post 2014See the Story
Data does not lie
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
PovertyA Northern Territory doctor has told the coroner it is "impossible" to raise healthy children in many remote communities. Simon Quilty told the inquest Yuendumu and many other NT remote communities suffer from very poor living conditions. Local man Bruno Wilson says problems with housing and food access are linked to community youth crime. Parents and elders have also become afraid to discipline children since the 2007 Intervention, Elizabeth Napaltjari Katakarinja says.See the Story
'Impossible' to raise healthy kids in poverty of many remote Aboriginal communities, doctor tells Yuendumu inquest
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonUtah high school senior Megan Reid was determined to get dispensers with period products in her school bathrooms last school year. It came at a big cost: Reid convinced legislators to make it happen in part by telling them about the times she bled through her pants at school and missed class looking for supplies. And she told them about the days she missed class completely because of the shame she felt.
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Period products aren't free or accessible in schools. Students want to make that happen
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Salvation ArmyThe Salvation Army helps more than 30 million Americans overcome poverty, addiction, and economic hardships each year. In Chelsea, The Salvation Army has gone from serving 70 families a day to 800 through their food pantry. Millions of Americans are still experiencing the ongoing impacts of the pandemic as they struggle to recover and stay in their homes.See the Story
Giving Tuesday: Red Kettle Campaign aims to help those who need it most this holiday season
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Yoweri MuseveniUganda's President Yoweri Museveni has asked religious leaders in the Rwenzori region to spearhead campaigns against poverty by mobilising Christians to embrace government development projects.See the Story
