Child poverty in Virginia has climbed to 12%, affecting more than 230,000 children and reversing previous gains made during the pandemic, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

A new measurement of poverty in Virginia is challenging conventional views of economic distress in areas such as Northern Virginia and Southwest Virginia The University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new report shows more and more of Virginia’s children are living in poverty. Advocates say government programs are the reason the rate isn’t even higher. According to the ...

Kim Bobo at the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy has an idea for how Virginia can better use the $1 billion deemed “available” in Virginia’s budget. Republicans want to throw the billion ...

Incomes are rising rapidly in the United States. According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, the national median household income was nearly $75,000 in 2022, up from about $69,700 in 2021. The ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- In a storage unit in Chesterfield County, Brittany Averette stands by a group of nearly 200 boxes filled to the brim with roughly 2,000 "period kits," ready to be delivered ...

In commemoration of Fair Housing Month, the Virginia Poverty Law Center will host an online “Coffee Chat” conversation with housing attorneys on Tuesday, April 11 at 9 a.m. All are welcome to attend ...