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Many fast-food workers living in poverty, analysis finds
David Ryder / ReutersJoelle Craft, center, holds a sign during a rally and strike aimed at the fast-food industry and the minimum wage in Seattle.By Allison Linn, CNBC DigitalEvery time you go to a...
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'Abdication of responsibility'? The walk to a better school that puts lives...
Photo by Trymaine Lee for MSNBCKhyrie Hawkins, 13, and his mother Dawn Hawkins pray in their Philadelphia home before the first day of school on September 9, 2013. Over the summer the Philadelphia...
View ArticleIdle youth: 15 percent of US young people out of school, work
By Philip Elliott, The Associated PressAlmost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday. That's almost 15 percent of those aged 16 to 24 who have...
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Food stamp benefits going down before the holidays
Steven Bridges / for NBC NewsCheyenne Phillips, 17, Angela Phillips, 44, and Cassidy Phillips, 14, stand outside their home in Knoxville, TN. Phillips is a divorced mom that shares joint custody of...
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Is marriage contributing to rising inequality?
By Allison Linn, CNBCForget that old adage, first comes love, then comes marriage. These days, it's more like, first comes college, a good job, maybe a house and a savings account – and then we can...
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'Our members are panicking': Families brace as billions in food stamp cuts...
Jim Cole / AP fileVolunteers gather food at the New Hampshire Food Bank in Manchester, N.H., to be delivered around the stateBy Jeff Cox, CNBCBenefit cuts to food stamp recipients kick in Friday, a...
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'Crucial first eight years': Study finds most poor children lag on cognitive...
Rogelio V. Solis / AP fileLow-income families depend on programs such as WIC, a Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, to raise their children. By Daniella Silva, NBC...
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One family, trying to keep food on the table
John Trotter for msnbc.comDenroy Stoner, Sr., kisses his wife, Winsome, after she gives him the food she cooked for him in their Bedford Stuyvesant apartment Brooklyn, NY.By Barbara Raab, Senior...
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The real measure of poverty: 1 out of 6 Americans
/ Larry Bossom, 41, who lost his job a few month ago, leaves the St. Ignatius food pantry with bags of items on Nov. 1 in Chicago. Bossom is relying on food stamps and the food bank to help him until...
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Rags-to-riches tales aren't that common, new study finds
Todd Mcinturf / APUniversity of Michigan graduates celebrate as they are recognized during commencement on May 4 in Ann Arbor, Mich. Richard Costolo, Twitter CEO and alumnus delivered the commencement...
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Through one food bank, Latina's goal is to tackle long-term food insecurity
USDALisa PinoBy Maria Camila Bernal, NBCLatino.comAfter years of working with the Obama administration on food sources and nutrition, Lisa Pino, former Deputy Assistant Secretary for civil rights at...
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Over 50 and out of work: Program seeks to help long-term unemployed
Sandy Huffaker / Getty Images for NBC NewsBret Lane works the phones at a call center in San Diego on Oct. 31. Lane was laid off after 16 years as a salesman in telecommunications and was unemployed...
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The power of pre-K: Model early ed program in Chicago lifts entire family
Slideshow: What high-quality pre-K can do Armando L. Sanchez / for NBC NewsA top-notch pre-school in Chicago offers Mesha Exum and her two sons a bridge to a better life. Launch slideshowBy Sara...
View Article#PovertyIs: What does poverty mean to you?
The latest Census Bureau data, released this month, shows that 16% of Americans, or roughly 49.7 million people, live at or below the government-defined poverty line. But by more reasonable measures,...
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Thanksgiving: Food stamp cuts leave pantries struggling to meet rising need
Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty ImagesVolunteers sort donated food at the Capital Area Food Bank on Nov. 14 in Washington, D.C. Many food banks and pantries reported extra traffic this month due to a...
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'Extremely abusive and unfair practice': How 'on-call' hours are hurting...
Kevork Djansezian / Getty ImagesA help wanted sign is placed in the window of Veronica M clothing store on June 21, 2013 in Pasadena, Calif.By Herb Weisbaum, NBC NewsThe Great Recession changed the...
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'I need a better wage for myself': Fast-food wage protests highlight shift in...
Scott Olson / Getty ImagesCharde Nabors, a Sears employee, protests with fast-food and retail workers demanding higher pay outside a Sears store in the Loop on Dec. 5 in Chicago, By Martha White,...
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What does it take to escape poverty? Ask Karvel Anderson, American success...
Julia Rendleman / Getty Images for NBC NewsRobert Morris University team captain Karvel Anderson led his team to a win over the University of Texas at Arlington Mavericks, on Nov. 21, 2013, in Moon...
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Minimum wage worker protests raise awareness - but what about paychecks?
John Makely / NBC NewsJohn White stands in the kitchen of his house earlier this year. White, who was profiled as part of a story on minimum wage workers earlier this year. is happy to be getting more...
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From nanny to national organizer: Helping domestic workers stand up for their...
Encore.orgBarbara Young wants to help domestic workers stand up for their rights.By Barbara Raab, Senior Producer, NBC News It was a simple desire that launched Barbara Young on a path she never...
View ArticlePaul: Borrowing for unemployment benefits 'weakening us as a country'
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., explains his view on extending unemployment insurance to Americans who are out of work.By Kasie Hunt, NBC NewsSen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is on a mission to get more minority voters...
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Mold, mice and zip codes: Inside the childhood asthma epidemic
Amelia Krales / NBC NewsAmanda, 6, poses in her Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment. Amanda's mother, Rossana de la Cuadra, has had mold in the bathroom of the apartment on and off for most of the 14 years that...
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With benefits cut off, long-term unemployed brace for a grim new year
Gretchen Ertl / for NBC NewsVeraMae Volk and her husband Eric Vaughn use their dining room table as an ebay center.By Martha C. White, NBC News contributorThere was little merry or bright this holiday...
View ArticleRyan on the War on Poverty: 'It has failed'
NBC News' Brian Williams interviews Paul Ryan and a panel of journalists about poverty in America at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.By Domenico Montanaro, Deputy Political Editor, NBC NewsFormer...
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Living on $5,000 a year, on purpose: Meet America's 'intentional poor'
Slideshow: What choosing poverty looks likeJohn Brecher / NBC NewsTake a look at Dan Price's ultra-cheap lifestyle, starting with the home he built from scrap wood that he calls his 'hobbit...
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