Poverty

Most of the Mountain West ranks below average when it comes to health insurance coverage and median income, according to recently released Census data.

Here in Idaho a nonprofit is helping to provide shoes to thousands of kids around the world, working to address a problem that many families impacted by poverty come up against: bare feet.

Here in the Treasure Valley, many girls do not have enough money for menstrual products. One group is working to address this problem though, by providing free period kits to middle schools and high schools.

The U.S. Census Bureau released new data Thursday revealing nationwide declines in poverty – and highlights the big disparities that remain among Mountain West states.

During the pandemic, efforts have increased to address the national child care crisis. Several states in the Mountain West are taking steps to reduce the cost of care for low-income families.

An interview with Andrea Elliott, author of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City. A stunning debut, the book covers eight formative years in the life of an intelligent and imaginative young girl in a Brooklyn homeless shelter as she balances poverty, family, and opportunity.

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The original episode first aired in May 2020.In “Tightrope,” authors Kristof and WuDunn issue a plea –…

Note: This is an encore edition of Reader's Corner. The original episode first aired in May 2020.In “Tightrope,” authors Kristof and WuDunn issue a plea –…

Advocates and social scientists say the extra money will help low and middle-income families recover from the economic impacts wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and lift millions out of poverty.

Over the last five years, the Mountain West as a whole has experienced a spike in population, while at the same time every state in the region saw a...