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Over 50 and out of work: Program seeks to help long-term unemployed
By Nona Willis-Aronowitz, NBC News contributorWhen Bret Lane was laid off from his telecommunications sales job after 16 years, he wasn’t worried. He’d never been unemployed for more than a few days...
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Through one food bank, Latina's goal is to tackle long-term food insecurity
By Maria Camila Bernal, NBCLatino.
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Rags-to-riches tales aren't that common, new study finds
By Allison Linn, CNBC DigitalWant to move up the economic ladder? Go to college, find a spouse who works and try to avoid getting laid off.
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'Crucial first eight years': Study finds most poor children lag on cognitive...
Only 19 percent of low-income third graders have "age-appropriate cognitive skills," according to a policy report released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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'Our members are panicking': Families brace as billions in food stamp cuts...
By Jeff Cox, CNBCBenefit cuts to food stamp recipients kick in Friday, a move by Congress that will siphon $5 billion off a program that helps one in seven Americans put breakfast, lunch and dinner on...
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Is marriage contributing to rising inequality?
By Allison Linn, CNBCForget that old adage, first comes love, then comes marriage. These days, it's more like, first comes college, a good job, maybe a house and a savings account – and then we can...
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Food stamp benefits going down before the holidays
By Allison Linn, CNBC DigitalMillions of American families could face a sparse holiday table when food stamps benefits get reduced in November, and that could be just the start of deeper cuts to the...
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Idle youth: 15 percent of US young people out of school, work
By Philip Elliott, The Associated PressAlmost 6 million young people are neither in school nor working, according to a study released Monday. That's almost 15 percent of those aged 16 to 24 who have...
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'Abdication of responsibility'? The walk to a better school that puts lives...
By Trymaine Lee, National Writer, msnbc.comPHILADELPHIA— Each morning just before school, Dawn Hawkins and her 13-year-old son Khyrie hold hands, close their eyes and bow their heads.“Be a shield of...
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Many fast food workers living in poverty, analysis finds
Every time you go to a fast-food restaurant, you have a 1 in 5 chance of being served by a worker who’s living in poverty.
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Reporting the Story: Brian Williams interviews Paul Ryan, journalists
Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan argued that the War on Poverty has “failed” in an interview with NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams as part of the network's "In Plain Sight"...
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Mold, mice and zip codes: Inside the childhood asthma epidemic
By Linda Carroll, NBC News contributorJavier Sepulveda watches the cockroaches skitter across the floor of his Harlem apartment with a mixture of anger and angst.
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The real measure of poverty: 1 out of 6 Americans
By Hope Yen, The Associated PressThe number of poor people in America is 3 million higher than the official count, encompassing 1 in 6 residents due to out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related...
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One family, trying to keep food on the table
By Barbara Raab, Senior Producer, NBC NewsThis is from the ICYMI (in case you missed it) file. We did. But in the spirit of better late than never, we wanted to share some deeply moving work with In...
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