/tags/poverty poverty en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:01:52 GMT /news/2023-10-23/interactive-map-transit-head-start-programs More than a third of Head Start locations in Texas aren't near any public transit, leaving many low-income Texas families struggling to get to needed child care services. Mon, 23 Oct 2023 21:01:52 GMT /news/2023-10-23/interactive-map-transit-head-start-programs Pablo Arauz Peña /news/2023-06-02/dallas-homeless-camp-sweep-i45-construction The city said it swept the camp near Interstate 45 in South Dallas sooner than expected to make way for the construction. Advocates called it a "violent" displacement. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:45:27 GMT /news/2023-06-02/dallas-homeless-camp-sweep-i45-construction Pablo Arauz Peña /government/2023-05-30/north-texans-face-great-hunger-risk-after-snap-cuts-during-food-price-emergency The end of pandemic-era food assistance came at a steep cost for many North Texans. Tue, 30 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government/2023-05-30/north-texans-face-great-hunger-risk-after-snap-cuts-during-food-price-emergency Christopher Connelly /news/2022-12-14/dallas-ban-on-street-lingering-targets-people-experiencing-homelessness-lawsuit-says Local and national civil rights groups say the Dallas ban on standing on road medians criminalizes poverty. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 22:17:05 GMT /news/2022-12-14/dallas-ban-on-street-lingering-targets-people-experiencing-homelessness-lawsuit-says Pablo Arauz Peña, Toluwani Osibamowo /education/2022-11-11/teachers-say-they-need-respect-time-and-money-to-stay-in-the-classroom It's possible more people will start applying for teacher positions again when the wider labor market calms down, but thousands of experienced teachers have already left the classroom. They won’t be easy to replace. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:50:00 GMT /education/2022-11-11/teachers-say-they-need-respect-time-and-money-to-stay-in-the-classroom Camille Phillips /business-economy/2022-09-22/women-in-texas-face-higher-poverty-rates-a-result-of-policy-choices-and-systemic-barriers With a state legislative session looming, the Texas Women’s Foundation has identified nearly two dozen policy changes that can help make the lives of women and girls better. Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:01:00 GMT /business-economy/2022-09-22/women-in-texas-face-higher-poverty-rates-a-result-of-policy-choices-and-systemic-barriers Christopher Connelly /business-economy/2022-06-10/child-care-deserts-in-texas-hitting-low-income-families-the-hardest-research-shows Access to high-quality, affordable child care is becoming scarcer, according to new data from Children at Risk, a nonprofit dedicated to research into child poverty and inequity in Texas. Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:28:37 GMT /business-economy/2022-06-10/child-care-deserts-in-texas-hitting-low-income-families-the-hardest-research-shows Jill Ament | Texas Standard /news/2022-05-19/the-u-s-census-estimates-it-missed-more-than-a-half-million-texans-during-2020-count Immigrants, people living in poverty and non-English speakers were among the most likely to be missed, yet the crucial count received lackluster promotion by Texas state government. Thu, 19 May 2022 16:45:00 GMT /news/2022-05-19/the-u-s-census-estimates-it-missed-more-than-a-half-million-texans-during-2020-count Alexa Ura | The Texas Tribune /politics/2022-02-19/3-7-million-more-kids-are-in-poverty-without-the-monthly-child-tax-credit-study-says In one month, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1 to 17 percent, the highest rate seen since Dec. 2020. Black and Latino children experienced an even higher rate of poverty. Sat, 19 Feb 2022 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2022-02-19/3-7-million-more-kids-are-in-poverty-without-the-monthly-child-tax-credit-study-says Deepa Shivaram /news/2021-12-17/50-000-dallas-foundation-grant-goes-to-a-nonprofit-working-to-reduce-prison-recidivism The nonprofit FreeWorld is the winner of the annual Pegasus Prize, a $50,000 social innovation grant. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:17:49 GMT /news/2021-12-17/50-000-dallas-foundation-grant-goes-to-a-nonprofit-working-to-reduce-prison-recidivism Bekah Morr