poverty

Urban Pathways launched a health program at its supportive housing sites to help its clients learn about preventive care and wellness.

People who earn under $3,035 in gross monthly income and households with people with medical conditions exacerbated by heat are among those who may qualify.

Volunteers lend aid to migrant street vendors, who say child care is one of their most pressing needs.

City lawmakers are looking to remove obstacles or IDNYC and the family shelter intake process

NYCHA aims to randomly select 200,000 applicants to put on the Section 8 waitlist after Aug. 1.

The end of federal pandemic aid sunk the state’s child poverty rates to their worst levels since 2016, reversing years of improvement according the State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.

Chances for Children, Family Cook Productions and Forestdale received the awards.

More than half of the people in the city either live in poverty or can be classified as low income.

The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless called on the city to rectify the situation outside a reticketing center in the East Village.

The closures risk cutting vulnerable New Yorkers off from key benefits, including food assistance, health screenings, and nutrition counseling.