poverty

For many, especially women, aging brings with it growing economic insecurity as retirement nears.Associate Professor of Sociology Mary Gatta, who works at…

Nearly one out of every seven women in Florida live in poverty, and that number is even higher in Duval County. Meanwhile, about 76 percent of…

More than 40 percent of people living in Bangladesh are below the international poverty line, according to UNICEF.One First Coast resident, Radwan…

Prior to the explosive events in Ferguson, MO, alarm about the state of crime here in Jacksonville was making headlines.While overall crime rates are down…

Two candidates vying for the School Board seat in one Duval County’s most challenged districts made their pitch to a lively crowd Tuesday night.Sitting…

After three-and a half months without a centralized food distribution center, Feeding Northeast Florida began loading up trucks and sending them out from…

Stark and somber on the outside, FreshMinistries' Eastside Resource Center inside is a bright and bubbling wellspring of hope in a Jacksonville…

About 200 volunteers armed with maps, questionnaires and flashlights fanned out across Duval County at 4 a.m. this morning for the annual point-in-time…

Community advocates in Jacksonville are hoping to take another step towards ending homelessness in the city later this month.100 Homes Jacksonville is a…

A half-century after President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty, the nation is taking stock of victories and losses.It was 50 years ago that…