As temperatures fell below freezing in northern Maine on recent nights, Caroline McNinch kept an eye on her heating oil tank. The 93-year-old lives alone in a tiny town pressed up against the Canadian ...

Less than one-third of the money that individuals give to charity goes to causes that serve the needs of poor people, and wealthy people give a smaller share for this purpose than do other Americans, ...

US leaders have long taken some responsibility to help poor people meet basic nutritional needs. That era appears over. This article was originally published at The Guardian and is republished here ...

For groups that help poor people, 2025 has been a year of chaos, and not just because of the recent government shutdown. NPR's Jennifer Ludden went to southeastern Ohio to see how local nonprofits ...

The United States remains the richest country in the world. Given that fact, we should be leading the world in helping those who are “poor,” in America and around the globe. And we have done so. That ...

US leaders have long taken some responsibility to help poor people meet basic nutritional needs. That era appears over. Jacqueline Benitez uses SNAP benefits to supplement her income as a preschool ...

2025 will go down as a year of chaos for groups that help poor people. Some have been forced to scale back as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. For groups that help poor people, ...