Every day, thousands of residents face the hardest financial choices, as households struggle to afford basic expenses.
Poverty and Class
Per-capita homelessness higher in Santa Clara, Alameda and San Francisco than rates of suburban counties.
Sky-high housing costs have made the region an outlier, pushing more people into homelessness and making it harder to escape
What one-night counts can and can’t reveal about the region’s homelessness crisis.
Prosecutors seemed to be targeting people who “can’t fight for their lives because they don’t have money for lawyers,” Shawn’a Hatcher said. “It’s dead wrong.”
A planned series on hunger took on fresh urgency when the federal government suspended SNAP benefits.
Almost every community in the Chicago area is at risk of flooding, and powerful storms are expected to increase. Here’s what to know about flood insurance.
Frequent heavy rainfall in Southeast Michigan over the last decade has raised awareness of indoor mold among homeowners and renters. As water recedes after a flood, mold can develop within as little as 48 hours.
Two reporters and a veteran researcher share insights and tips for covering the economic squeeze American families are facing.
Detroit residents showed how unreliable transportation can turn health care access into a daily struggle.