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![Attendees at a rally on affordable child care hold signs on May 13, 2024.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/snbchildcare-e1715718755434-900x422.jpg)
Child care facilities in Ohio close down for the day as workers call for change in state policy
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Hundreds of child care facilities in Ohio closed on Monday and their workers rallied at the Statehouse to draw attention to what’s becoming a… Read More
![A young man stands in shadow as he lets in light through Venetian blinds.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Housing-Story-9755-e1699303065325-900x422.png)
For youth experiencing homelessness in southeast Ohio, a helping hand changes lives
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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MCARTHUR, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Both times Christian Bednarz’s mother kicked him out of the house, it was over a car. The first time, the car in question belonged… Read More
![A swing sits empty on a playground outside in Providence, R.I. There is a big brick school building behind it.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ap22054767938369_wide-394e4380713146232a71e2566a2bccb4c115bf79-scaled-e1694548876856-900x422.jpg)
Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows
By: Jennifer Ludden | NPR
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Updated September 12, 2023 at 3:37 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and… Read More
![The 2023 State of Poverty in Ohio report.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-poverty-report-e1689028879388-900x422.jpg)
A new report on poverty in Ohio highlights three areas of pressing need
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Low-income Ohioans are falling behind despite the state’s improving economic prospects, according to the 2023 State of Poverty in Ohio report. The report, issued… Read More
![A volunteer peers into the trunk of an SUV being loaded with food at a distribution of the Southeast Ohio Food Bank.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_7499-e1674171247370-900x422.jpg)
Despite some money from the state, the Southeast Ohio Food Bank struggles to meet growing demand
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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POMEROY, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Southeast Ohio Food Bank has returned to doing mobile food distributions, thanks to support from local partners and the state government. Unfortunately, the… Read More
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The hidden faces of hunger in America
By: Olivia Hampton | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Heather Thomas can count out the tragedies that pulled her family of eight into poverty. She and her husband lost their jobs and home, their small… Read More
![Philip Cole, executive director of the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies, releases 2022 State of Poverty in Ohio report on September 13, 2022.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/img-0180-2-scaled-e1663099918106-900x422.jpg)
New Ohio poverty report highlights struggles in employment and child care in wake of COVID pandemic
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s poverty rate is at 12.7% — 0.8% higher than the national rate — which researchers say has been a consistent trend for more… Read More
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States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — Nearly two dozen states have moved to restrict abortion or ban it altogether since the reversal of Roe v. Wade — meaning more people, especially those… Read More
![A flyer for The Borgen Project. It has the Borgen Project's logo, which is black and white and has the organization's name. A young person is pictured on the flyer, wearing a hat. Theflyer reads: All about the Borgen Project borgenproject.com help end global poverty for free! Our volunteers work around the world! Remote internships and volunteering opportunities. We advocate for legislation supporting women’s right, ending malnutrition, helping children, and more.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AC95A09B-EBD9-42E7-8A52-0098A1A454FE-900x422.png)
The Borgen Project Informational Event
This will be an information event about a nonprofit organization called The Borgen Project. It will be hosted on Zoom (see meeting details and URL below). The Borgen Project is… Read More
![All In For Ohio, a collaboration of groups that represents working Ohioans, stands on the steps of the statehouse for a press conference](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/all-in-for-ohio-presser-pic-060722-konik-scaled-e1654722106184-900x422.jpg)
Coalition representing low-income and working Ohioans unveils plans for election
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A coalition of groups representing Ohio workers and low-income residents has kicked off a campaign to promote a progressive agenda in the Buckeye State…. Read More
![A house available for rent on March 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/gettyimages-1385513917-25bfc3f1f9ea2784740e32071b62c285dccad981-scaled-e1652299900121-900x422.jpg)
Inflation may be easing — but low-income people are still paying the steepest prices
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Updated May 11, 2022 at 8:37 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Four-dollar gasoline and five-dollar hamburger are putting a squeeze on Tanya Byron’s pocketbook. But it’s the rent that… Read More
![A shopper walks through a grocery store in Washington, D.C](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/gettyimages-1239161116-b8a59eaa6f071f0d7d4d3c37a8b5d53b308502e9-scaled-e1649786154870-900x422.jpg)
How soaring inflation forces stark choices
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Updated April 12, 2022 at 8:36 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — From rising rent to higher heating bills, surging inflation impacts everybody, but it poses a particular hardship for… Read More
![Woman and her children circle the Penrose stairs of funding.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/child-tax-credit-penrose-ljohnson_custom-b168c02e50917f9ddeee49159d90df2174b3e31c-scaled-e1643318751939-900x422.jpg)
The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here’s what else it did
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Blink and you could have missed it. For six months, the United States experimented with an idea that’s new here but is already a backstitch in… Read More
![Children draw on top of a canceled check prop during a rally in favor of the child tax credit in front of the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/gettyimages-1358862218_custom-86bc15f4501b4709ee71b41124d341b7cf97f809-scaled-e1642778800932-900x422.jpg)
Families are in distress after the first month without the expanded child tax credit
By: Deepa Shivaram | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Had Congress renewed the expanded child tax credit at the end of last year, Jen Cousins would have received $1,000 from the government on Jan. 14…. Read More
![Paper bags filled with non-perishable food is slid down a table to be handed out at the River of Life Church in Middleport, Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201007_FoodBank_003-e1642006900922-900x422.jpg)
As the pandemic rages on, lines and costs are up at foodbanks across Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — This latest omicron variant has schools in Cleveland and Cincinnati going back to remote learning, workplaces delaying returning to offices – and people continuing to head to… Read More
![Zach Schiller, Policy Matters Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/zach-schiller-poliicy-matters-ohio-credit-jo-ingles-e1639424432620-900x422.png)
Advocates for low-income Ohioans say they need more COVID relief money
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Congress recently allocated more than $5 billion in COVID recovery funds to Ohio and more than $2.7 billion of it has been set aside… Read More
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Can Poverty Lead To Mental Illness?
By: Emily Sohn | NPR
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That’s a question that is fairly new to science. Researchers are now looking at the possible links.
![25th Annual Children's Hunger Alliance "Menu of Hope" in the Hyatt Regency Ballroom in Columbus with keynote speaker Sugar Ray Leonard.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/img_4948_2-e1582942261411-900x422.jpg)
Mike DeWine, Fran DeWine Emphasize Need to Address Child Hunger
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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Some of the biggest leaders in public service and in the business world gathered in Columbus for the 25th Annual Children’s Hunger Alliance “Menu of Hope” luncheon aimed at ending… Read More
![Income inequality in the U.S. grew worse in California and eight other states in 2018, the U.S. Census Bureau says. Here, a file photo shows the view from the balcony of a house listed at $5.5 million in San Francisco.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gettyimages-511273938-7a6f490b92599303f967091ef1677b6ef803c89f-e1569521993788-900x422.jpg)
U.S. Income Inequality Worsens, Widening To A New Gap
By: Bill Chappell I NPR
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The gap between the richest and the poorest U.S. households is now the largest it’s been in the past 50 years, the U.S. Census Bureau says.
![A building in Newark, N.J., stands near a construction site in a so-called "opportunity zone" in April 2018. The program to spur investment in low-income communities originated in the 2017 tax law.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ap_18292681175831-ad3571bff52d01a31b21276832065f6f3e011946-e1562598586102-900x422.jpg)
White House Touts Help For Poor Areas — But Questions Endure Over Who’ll Benefit
By: Ayesha Rascoe | NPR
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Opportunity zones were created with the 2017 tax cut to bolster low-income communities. But depending on how the funds are spent, investors who get tax incentives could see the biggest gains.
![Harlem residents choose free groceries at the Food Bank For New York City in 2013. A number of new rules and actions proposed by the Trump administration could affect poor or low-income people who take advantage of government safety net programs.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/gettyimages-455151289-49c9020f8b488fac570435a715c50d47c0de0ef1-e1560279015845-900x422.jpg)
Trump Wants To Limit Aid For Low-Income Americans. A Look At His Proposals
By: Pam Fessler | NPR
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Low-income Americans who take advantage of government safety net programs could be affected by a number of proposed rules and actions in areas such as housing, food aid, overtime and immigration.
![Steven T. Johnson rents a bed at the PodShare in Hollywood, Calif. "When you don't own things, you don't have to keep track of them," he says. "You just show up."](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_2197-9da932541bc12292f521d3a41242a0244ab4072d-e1556051287367-900x422.jpeg)
The Affluent Homeless: A Sleeping Pod, A Hired Desk And A Handful Of Clothes
By: Sam Sanders | NPR
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Many young people participate in the rental economy. They own less stuff than their parents’ generation, and they rent or share a lot more. For some it’s a choice; for others, a necessity.
![A poor resident of a village in Kenya checks his phone to confirm that a cash transfer has been made.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ns_ke_20170418_givedirectly50-62-7440bf939d28c42582c9d651f8e73cfe35c873b3-e1548470659867-900x422.jpg)
Tax The Ultrarich To Solve Poverty? Easier Said Than Done
By: Joanne Lu | NPR
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Oxfam has issued its annual report on the gap between the wealthy and the poor — and offered a solution.
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Census Data Show Some KY Counties Among Nation’s Poorest
By: Jeff Young | Alexandra Kanik | Ohio Valley ReSource
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New data from the Census Bureau show eastern Kentucky is still struggling with poverty and lagging far behind national and state averages in terms of income. The Bureau’s latest American Community… Read More
![Poor People’s Campaign leader Rev. William Barber blocked from the Kentucky capitol on June 4, 2018](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG_5128-e1528921235366-900x422.jpg)
Poor People’s Campaign Carries On King, Kennedy Legacies In Ohio Valley
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Anti-poverty activists say they will continue a campaign of demonstrations and civil disobedience throughout the Ohio Valley despite arrests at some events and being blocked from Kentucky’s capitol building. The Poor… Read More