Poverty

A RISE Together report released Wednesday documents the state of poverty and economic insecurity in Franklin County. It comes on the same day as the launch of a new program meant to fight poverty, by giving 32 single moms $500 a month to spend with no conditions.

The summit featured several speakers including RISE Together CEO Danielle Sydnor, Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce and author and tech entrepreneur Sevetri Wilson.

Although the pandemic eliminated millions of jobs, U.S. poverty fell last year. We’ll look at what’s being done nationally and locally to help improve the lives of Americans living in poverty.

Franklin County has named the new leader of a new initiative to help thousands of residents get a healthy foothold in the burgeoning central Ohio economy. We talk about the hopes, dreams and challenges with the new CEO of the Rise Together Innovation Center.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention is moving to extend an order aimed at preventing evictions during the pandemic. Housing groups say the order could prevent up to 1 million evictions.

Lawmakers are weighing a proposal to give families with kids a monthly cash benefit to help ease the lifelong pull of poverty. Experts say it could cut U.S. child poverty nearly in half.

It's estimated that more than 120,000 low-income Americans have missed out on payments.

The president wants to expand the federal child tax credit for lower-income households. "In one fell swoop, it'll essentially lower the child poverty rate by more than 40%," says analyst Chuck Marr.

A long, socially-distanced line winds outside the Salvation Army in Marion. “Currently we’re doing a food giveaway, and there’s at least 55 or 75 people…

A new report from the nonprofit Council for a Strong America Ohio calls on state lawmakers to increase funding for child care and early education programs…