A group of young AmeriCorps members serving in Houston have found themselves stuck in the city — unable to move on to their ...

Handouts lead to laziness and breed dependency, according to the critics. Advocates counter that cash can lift the ...

A photographer spends 15 years documenting an Appalachian family and the constant pressure of poverty in their lives.

Millions of Americans rely on federal subsidies and programs to make ends meet. But the shutdown and other cuts have them looking elsewhere for help. Here's how residents in rural New York are coping.

One in six American children under 5 lives in poverty — a crisis that shapes health, education and opportunity. PBS’s "Born ...

For programs across California that rely on federal AmeriCorps funding to provide services such as mentoring and tutoring, it ...

The race for the documentary feature Academy Award spotlights quality filmmaking, but also requires a whole lot of money and ...