New numbers reveal that more than half of all children living in the city of Detroit have fallen below the poverty line. According to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September, 51% of ...

According to their website, more than 542,000 people live in poverty in Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, which includes over 174,000 children. That's why volunteers recently assembled 3,000 ...

In a one-on-one interview, Mary Sheffield addresses key issues facing the city of Detroit, including gun violence involving children, poverty reduction, education challenges, public transportation ...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan rightfully took a victory lap this week for the reduction in violent crime in the city, as would be expected of any leader. During a high-profile press conference on Monday, ...

Nearly 160,000 people in Detroit are under the age of 18. More than 51% of Detroit’s young people are living in poverty.

The recent rollout of the Rx Kids initiative in Wayne County has drawn attention for its efforts to address health and economic challenges facing new mothers. But while the program is reshaping ...

Detroit officials have repeated that overall crime is down, but there's still more work to do — police say bloodshed among youth is on the rise. So the Free Press asked the two remaining mayoral ...

WASHINGTON — The temporary expansions of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 reduced child poverty in the United States ...

More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary Poor Kids explored poverty in the United States as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. Born Poor tells the stories of the same ...