Poverty

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.

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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…

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…

The House of Bread community kitchen in West Dayton has been feeding area residents and families in need for more than 30 years. Now, the nonprofit is…

Advocates from anti-hunger groups say President Donald Trump’s $1.15 trillion budget proposal would hurt the neediest Ohioans most. The president’s budget…