poverty

Staff say lines are normal, that people get an early start so they can head to work afterward. Still, the need is stunning. "We have literally doubled the number of individuals we're serving in this drive-up distribution between March and November," says food bank head Amy Pezzani.

Many states introduced moratoriums to protect residents from having their utilities shut off for non-payment during the early days of the pandemic. But...

A new report shows that the COVID-19 recession has households in the Mountain West facing high hardship rates, especially when it comes to rent and food...

Ana Castro was born in Mexico City and crossed the border with her mother as a child using a coyote- a person who smuggles immigrants across the U.S.…

Over the last five years, the Mountain West as a whole has experienced a spike in population, while at the same time every state in the region saw a...

According to a new analysis, proposed changes to the federal poverty line could mean big changes for low income people in the Mountain West.

A national report on the state of children came out this week from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, based primarily on census data.

When StoryCorps came to Jackson last summer, friends Stephanie Thomas and Carrie Krose sat down to discuss how the affordable housing shortage in Jackson…

Wyoming First Lady Jennie Gordon is touring the state with a focus on combating childhood hunger.According to No Kid Hungry, a campaign by the hunger and…

Parts of the Mountain West region have joined a number of state legislatures introducing tax credits to help low-income Americans. Utah could be the...