Income Inequality

Homelessness is on the rise in Montco, which shuttered two shelter facilities over the summer. Officials hope a new shelter can serve as a model for other townships.

The Biden administration has an ambitious goal for America: ending hunger in the U.S. by 2030.

Students have camped out for over a week, demanding the school divest from fossil fuels and help save the UC Townhomes. They say they’re facing backlash.

The University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center will explore community concerns in areas of resilience, economy, and equity.

Beginning in fall 2023, Drexel University will make its bachelor’s degree programs more affordable by cutting the tuition cost in half for community college graduates from Pen

The heralded program is currently set to expire at the end of the year. A bill moving through the City Council would change that.

The White House’s broadband affordability plan is a big opportunity for Philly — but getting families signed up demands offline efforts, writes Julia Rivera.

Gov. Phil Murphy said new legislation he signed into law would reduce food insecurity and offer healthy meals to more families.

Undergraduate students whose household income is less than $100,000 will not have to pay anything to attend Princeton University, the school announced Thursday.

The rate of food insecurity was 6.2% for households with children in 2021, a decrease from 7.9% in 2020. The national average is 10.2%.

Demonstrators demanded outside investors stop encroaching on housing properties within Philadelphia, and called on the city to create a fund to preserve affordable housing.

The money is part of the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative, and will go to four legal aid groups with a history of helping people claim legal ownership of their homes.

Local workers at the large-chain coffeehouse are encouraging customers to skip buying a cup of Starbucks for a day, but still tipping a barista.

Wolf says there is more than enough money in the state’s own coffers to fund the $500 million program for more than 250,000 state residents.

Around 1.8 million people in the Keystone State carry federal student debt, collectively owing about $65 billion.