New Mexico’s child welfare system faces decades-long issues—kids sleeping in offices, lack of care, and systemic trauma—despite reforms aimed at protecting vulnerable foster youth.
Poverty and Class
In a region that has long accepted pockets of high child poverty, some leaders are no longer resigned to a future without solutions for kids.
Guaranteed income programs provide cash to low-income families, easing financial burdens and improving well-being.
Dr. Mona Hanna launched Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan to fight maternal and infant poverty. The program now aims to expand across Michigan.
A new study finds that providing low-income people with $400 a month in no-strings cash resulted in fewer visits to the emergency department.
Community outreach helped us cultivate a culture of listening and investigating based on people’s questions.
When parents must choose between food and diapers, children's well-being suffers. The problem still doesn’t get the attention it deserves.
A former judge wants youth who are grappling with violence and poverty to know that there are more paths open to them than they imagine.
Disasters in the form of wildfires, heatwaves and smoke days have exacerbated Sonoma's disparities of wealth, health and education.
Finding people to actually talk about their experiences is tough. For many people, eviction is shrouded in shame.