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 ...

The Rhonda Walker Foundation hosted its 23rd annual Christmas party at the Boys and Girls Club in Detroit -- providing food, ...

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

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, ...

The Marshall Mathers Foundation, Beasley Media Detroit, International Outdoor, The Bel Air Luxury Cinema, and Forman Mills ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eleanor M. Josaitis, who moved to Detroit after the city’s devastating 1967 riots and established a nationally lauded organization fighting poverty, hunger, and racism, died Tuesday at age 79, says ...