Last year, more than 1,000 families turned to the Sudbury Community Food Pantry for help putting food on the table. Just across the street, showrooms gleam with Lamborghinis, Bentleys and Land Rovers.
Health Equity & Social Justice
As universal TK expands, Valley institutions are scrambling to prepare teachers with early-childhood training — and state delays are slowing the pipeline.
States are restricting SNAP purchases in a largely uncontrolled policy experiment backed by little evidence.
A kidney transplant survivor urges donation despite safety fears after a Times investigation sparked registry withdrawals, while reporters are urged to cover access and racial inequities.
States are eliminating out-of-pocket costs for follow-up cancer tests, aiming to reduce delays, improve early detection, and address disparities in care.
Mobile clinics serving California's Central Valley farmworkers face a crisis: immigration fears and funding cuts are shrinking access for 332,000 undocumented residents who have nowhere else to turn.
While the effectiveness of gun safety training for children is debated, one thing that is clear is that Black and Latino children are currently being left out when it comes to teaching children gun safety.
As America grapples with crisis, polarization and demographic change, USC sociologist Manuel Pastor makes the case for solidarity over fear.
Chicagoans are expected to die earlier in West Garfield Park than in any other neighborhood in the city. Sammie and Angela Taylor support a network of community gardens to help close that gap.