Poverty

The Hope Center for Families is bringing together services from Dayton Children’s Hospital, Mini University, Sinclair, and Omega CDC to serve the unique needs of families in Northwest Dayton.

Families can now get monthly payments of the increased child tax credit in advance, before filing a tax return.

Many working Ohio families stand to benefit from the provision in the federal aid package.

Ohioans Lack Bandwidth To Participate In Economy, Schools, Life, Your Voice Ohio

A coalition of groups that advocates for low-income Ohioans says the state has made considerable progress in the effort to reduce poverty, but there is...

Cleanup from this week’s devastating tornadoes continues around the Miami Valley. More than 130 people remain in emergency shelters. Now, low-income…

The Dayton Foodbank is reporting an uptick in new clients seeking emergency food assistance as the partial government shutdown continues into its fourth…

A report commissioned by Ohio’s three major public school groups shows that state funding for K-12 education hasn’t bridged the gap between rich and poor…

About two dozen homeless people have obeyed a court order and cleared out of their camp on Third Street in Cincinnati. Many of them have taken their tents…

A city program that transformed parking meters into brightly colored charitable donations sites has announced its collection totals from its first year of…

The Dayton City Commission recently passed a law effectively banning panhandling along 51 major roadways. It’s not the first time the city has passed laws…

The City of Dayton is again exploring ways to ban panhandling along major city highways. At a meeting Wednesday evening, the city commission is expected…