Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poverty isn’t a number in a bank account. It’s not an area code, or even a statistic. I define poverty as not having the financial ...

The U.S. Census Bureau measures poverty by comparing a household’s pre-tax income to a set poverty threshold. This threshold is the amount of money needed to cover basic needs. While some states have ...

Even as Florida’s poverty rate has declined, removals citing neglect or inadequate housing have doubled. Meanwhile, fewer than 1 in 5 removals are because of physical or sexual abuse – a rate that has ...

Florida’s economic success has always been tied to one thing: economic opportunity. Sustaining that momentum requires confronting a challenge that not only affects Florida families but also the ...

Florida is proving that where a child grows up shouldn’t dictate their entire future, but the state is using those very same neighborhood boundaries to flip the script on generational poverty. Fresh ...

In 2016, Mark Wilson, President & CEO of the Florida Chamber of Commerce & Foundation, testified before Congress on overcoming generational and childhood poverty. He emphasized that breaking this ...

Florida schools don't need to score 90% to get an A. Florida does not consider factors such as poverty or other challenges when grading schools. There is little research as to how "secret sauce" ...

The following letter was sent to the WSWS by a retiree who lives in Fort Myers, Florida, a center of the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian. With one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the US ...

Florida may attract vacationers and tourists with its stunning beaches and tropical environment, but not everyone who lives there has the means to live lavishly. Of Florida’s 21.5 million population, ...

Poverty isn’t a number in a bank account. It’s not an area code, or even a statistic. I define poverty as not having the financial independence to make critical decisions in one’s daily life. And ...