This story first appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer. See the original story here. Philadelphia’s poverty rate, a stark and stubborn indicator of hard times that has long hindered the city’s ...

Philadelphia is no longer the poorest big city in the United States, as the city’s poverty rate has dropped below 20 percent for the first time since at least 1979. However, that is not all cause for ...

Philadelphia’s poverty rate, a stark and stubborn indicator of hard times that has long hindered the city’s reputation, dropped to its lowest level since 2008. Russell Hadlock, 49, sits outside the St ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Philadelphia unveiled a ‘Poverty Action Plan’ this week that ...

The Philadelphia City Council unveiled proposals Tuesday aimed at reducing the number of people in poverty in the city by 25%, with a goal of lifting at least 100,000 people above the threshold by ...

At the start of the 2022-2023 academic year, three Dornsife School of Public Health master’s students worked together to complete an Applied Practical Experience at the Center for Leadership, ...