poverty

The electoral map of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia is a sea of red with a few islands of blue. Of the 263 counties in the three states only nine went…

The Kentucky Association of Food Banks is reporting an increase of people coming to their food pantries. KAFB executive director Tamara Sandberg said they…

Median household incomes have increased for the first time since 2007 — rising by 5.2 percent. The poverty rate has declined, and more people have health insurance, the Census Bureau says.

A new report finds more than a quarter of Kentucky and Tennessee children live in poverty and that economic conditions continue to worsen.The Annual Kids…

Approximately 9,000 people living in eight Kentucky counties will lose their food stamps in about a week for not complying with federal work and training…

The head of the United Way of Henderson County says her area is facing a poverty crisis.Melissa Clements told county magistrates she’s noticed an increase…

Kentucky adults with lower incomes were more likely to report difficulty in making a positive health change, according to a poll released Monday. The…

Are kids more at risk of becoming obese because of their race or their economic status? A group of researchers at the University of Michigan tried to tease out an answer.

When it comes to the success of students in poverty, UCLA's Pedro Noguera says that "schools can't do it alone."

A rise in suicides plus an epidemic of overdoses from prescription painkillers and heroin are key factors that have undone a long-term improvement in death rates. A weak economy may have contributed.