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Update: Acres burned in Sierra County grows to 1.4, Poverty Fire still 25% contained
Poverty Fire initially started 5:38 a.m. June 9 in Sierra County, and it is a part of Feather Complex fire. Since its ...
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Missouri and Kansas have fewer kids living in poverty, but more are struggling in school
The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years ...
Breaking: Poverty Fire reported in Sierra County on June 9
A new wildfire was reported today at 5:38 a.m. in Sierra County. Poverty Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the ...
Where are children more vulnerable to poverty in the EU?
In 2024, children faced a higher risk of poverty or social exclusion than adults. However, there was a small decrease of 0.6% ...
A pediatrician helped expose Flint's water crisis. Now she's fighting poverty one baby at a time.
Hanna knows child poverty runs in Flint's bloodstream. In 2015, she brought national attention to the city's corroding water ...
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Poverty, lack of insurance, hunger beset children
Kids have it rough in Arizona, according to the 2025 Kids County Data book released last week by the Annie E. Casey ...
Wales' poverty crisis deepening as more than 1 in 5 living in hardship, new report reveals
Politicians are being urged to act and commit to reducing poverty in a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Bevan Foundation. | ITV News Wales ...
Huge Spending Review hopes for affordable homes, train services and child poverty in West Midlands
Chancellor Rachel Reeves puts solving housing crisis at heart of spending plans. There are also hopes she will find the money ...
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Indonesia to Revise National Poverty Lines
A member of the National Economic Council announced that the process of revising Indonesia's national poverty standards is ...
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Kentucky kids at higher risk for poverty, early death than U.S. average
Kentucky followed national trends of declining educational scores in 2024 following pandemic-era lows, while seeing some ...
United Way of the Big Bend investing $1.24 million toward helping families living near poverty line
The United Way of the Big Bend (UWBB) is dedicating more than a million dollars toward helping families living below near or below the poverty line.
Oregon’s school funding formula undercounts poverty, denying some districts millions. Lawmakers are poised to approve it anyway
Oregon has more accurate datasets. But statute requires that the funding formula use on child poverty estimates the U.S.