Poverty

There is good and bad news when it comes to the latest government figures on poverty in America. The good news is that the poverty rate has more or less…

About 50 different churches and groups gathered yesterday to provide assistance to St. Louis residents living in poverty.Services offered included voter…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 27, 2012 - More than a quarter of St. Louisans are living in poverty, according to the Bureau of…

On the last Sunday in June, The Bridge – a social service agency operated out of Centenary United Methodist Church in downtown St. Louis – served its…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 25, 2012 - When Michael Harrington’s "The Other America: Poverty in the United States" first…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 2, 2011 - Census Bureau data released this fall highlight the increase in poverty and the plight…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 26, 2011 - Deidra Thomas-Murray knows what it's like to lose everything -- a job, a home and…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 20, 2011 - The hungry in East St. Louis are in "survival mode," according to community service…

As many Missourians wrap up a weekend marked by celebration and plenty, somewhere near 16% of the state's population struggles with food insecurity. And…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 24, 2010 - Today's Facebook sentiment that people are posting and reposting reads:"Every…