President Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. has the “best poverty numbers in history,” meaning less poverty now than at any other time.
SNAP, for example, was the fourth-largest poverty-reducing measure in CT in the state, pulling 48,100 residents out of ...
More than 15% people age 65 and up are experiencing financial hardship, the AARP Foundation said.
About 600 educators gathered in the auditorium at Danville’s Second Church of Christ on Friday to address poverty. “Framework ...
Colorado’s most effective tool for reducing child poverty is a state-level family tax credit that’s in jeopardy for the current tax year, according to a new report from a Colorado nonprofit that aims ...
Hawaiʻi has a lower poverty rate than the national average but more poverty in Hawaiʻi is driven by housing costs than any ...
About 10.6% of Connecticut residents were impoverished in 2025. When looking at just children, the poverty rate is 12.5%.
Connecticut's poverty rate has surged past pre-pandemic levels, and advocates warn deeper federal cuts could push it even ...