This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Elizabeth Brico. Ericka Brewington’s youngest child, a boy, was born on...

This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Alaina Leary. The day after my dad died unexpectedly of a heart attack at...

This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Elizabeth Brico. When Laura Keck was pulled over for turning without a...

The North Carolina Community Action Association (NCCAA) announced they are recipients of the Diaper Distribution Demonstration and...

This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Linda Lombardi There are all kinds of stereotypes about the people who give...

This material was published by TalkPoverty.org (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) America’s criminal justice system wasn’t designed...

Written by Nadia Ramlagan, this post was published by Public News Service (NC). As state lawmakers continue negotiations over Medicaid...

This material was published by TalkPoverty.org Over 200 overdose prevention activists staged a protest. (Photo by Erik McGregor/...

The COVID-19 pandemic has lasted longer than any of us expected, as will the lessons this experience has exposed. Earlier this year,...

Written by Nadia Ramadan, Public News Service (NC) The pandemic prompted employers large and small across the state to focus on worker's...

As of August 17, U.S. natural gas prices were up 525% compared to a low point in June 2020, according to coverage by CNN Business. That...

This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Elizabeth Brico. As I write this, I’m sitting in a small, humid room in...

Written by Nadia Ramlagan, Public News Service Federal student-loan relief applications are expected to be online in a few weeks, and...

Community action professionals who sign up for NCCAA’s Case Management or Head Start Family Engagement certificate programs may now...

Natasha Elliott is self-admittedly pretty confident. “I would tell my younger self to not dim your light for anyone because they are...

This article was published by Public News Service and written by Nadia Ramlagan. Experts say there are a few steps North Carolina...

This article was published by TalkPoverty.org and written by Elena Gormley. Crystal Ortiz, a master’s student studying social work at the...

Self-employed folk artist Karen Chambers thought it impossible to afford insurance. She saw an Affordable Care Act flyer in the post...

“Emma” sustained serious injuries after a bad car accident in November. During her time recovering, she was diagnosed with a rare health...

“As a single mother of two little girls, I doubted time and time again that I could possibly make it through nursing school on my own....