Alabama was ranked 39th for overall child wellbeing in the U.S. in the 2024 Kids Count Data Book that was published this week. While the state has remained stagnant since 2023 across several factors, ...
For 20 years, the percentage of Alabama children living in poverty has remained at about 20%. In 2022, 22% of the about ...
If Kamala Harris wins Tuesday’s election, Alabama will have a champion in the White House for policies that matter in a state plagued by poverty, limited access to medical care, and chronic health ...
A young mother with a shopping cart grocery shopping for baby products in a supermarket. Census data shows that 41% of Alabama households are struggling to afford everyday expenses, ranking ...
Gov. Kay Ivey speaks the release of National Assessment of Educational Progress at Daniel Pratt Elementary School on Jan. 29, 2025 in Prattville. A recent analysis showed that 8th graders are falling ...
MONTGOMERY (AP) — A national poverty reduction expert gave the state kudos for its success in taking steps to help Alabama's impoverished, but she also issued the new Alabama Commission to Reduce ...
In 2022, CJ Jones was forced out of his Alabama high school and denied a college scholarship because of a lopsided and unjust ...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - An Alabama group working to address poverty in Alabama is raising concerns about changes to SNAP under President Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ Alabama Arise said they ...
Adults who experience poverty-level family income—whether sustained or intermittent—over two decades spanning young to mid-adulthood face a significantly higher risk of dying prematurely than those ...
Forty-two million Americans receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (also known as food stamps). That’s 12% of the population.
The data, released in the 2024 Alabama Kids Count Data Book, reveals that the child poverty rate has remained stagnant for two decades. While Alabama ranks 39th overall in child well-being, it ranks ...
Alabama has some of the nation's highest percentages of households struggling to afford everyday expenses, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Household Pulse Survey, which ...