'Invincible' city brought to its knees by poverty
CAMDEN, N.J. -- Inscribed on the walls of City Hall are the words of Walt Whitman, the great American poet who spent his final years in this city: “In a dream I saw a city invincible.”
Creating 'ladders of opportunity' across America
OPINION - A child’s zip code should never determine her destiny. But today, a child’s health, educational outcomes, and lifetime economic opportunities are often negatively impacted when she grows up in a high poverty community...
'Sweaters2Gifts' campaign to help needy community
theGRIO REPORT - A 21-year old senior at Syracuse University is in the giving and service spirit this Christmas season and looking to make a big impact on her community...
Study: Widespread hunger in Haiti after storms
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haitians have suffered widespread hunger following an unusually active storm season this year and are likely to experience more, according to a study released Friday...
Which budget cuts are killing our communities?
NBC NEWS - For cities and rural towns across the country, as well as nonprofits like Baltimore Reads, officials are struggling to maintain programs offered to low- and moderate-income residents...
Put children, families first in 'fiscal cliff' deal
OPINION - Coming out of this election, we should think about who we are as a nation and how to hold all of our elected officials accountable to children and families of all races...
Street gangs hit Native American reservations
theGRIO REPORT - Native Americans live in some of the most extreme cases of rural poverty in the world and in recent years have encountered many of the same issues plaguing some of the country’s largest urban centers...
Census: New gauge shows 49.7 million poor in US
WASHINGTON (AP) - The ranks of America's poor edged up last year to a high of 49.7 million, based on a new census measure that takes into account medical costs and work-related expenses...
National Urban League leader slams Paul Ryan
theGRIO REPORT - National Urban League president and CEO Marc H. Morial has called out GOP vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan over claims that he is committed to strengthening the social safety net standards in the fight against poverty...
Families fight the cost of prison phone calls
theGRIO REPORT - Pressure is mounting in what has been an almost decade-long campaign for phone companies to lower the costs of prison phone calls....
