Poverty News

By Wynter Mitchell | Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:44 PM ET

Posh Spice dusts off her icicles and warms the hearts of underprivileged kids in a Kentucky county hard hit by poverty. Read More

More like this in: Soccer, Literacy, Save the Children, Victoria Beckham

By David Bois | Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:28 PM ET

Waste paper is transformed into a source of heating fuel in Haiti, providing jobs, hope, and relief for the nation's beleaguered forests. Read More

More like this in: Recycling, Haiti, Deforestation, Scientific American

By Katherine Gustafson | Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:12 AM ET

The world's woman grow over half the food but own only 2 percent of the land. The Rural Development Institute's new center aims to fix that. Read More

More like this in: Clinton Global Initiative, Africa, India, China, United Nations, Asia, Agriculture, Farming, Women, Farmers, Sub-Saharan Africa

By John Casey | Mon Oct 26, 2009 2:48 PM ET

The UN's anti-poverty rally turns into the biggest human gathering ever recorded. Read More

More like this in: New York, United Nations, Ban Ki-moon

By Katherine Gustafson | Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:27 PM ET

Open Society Institute's new Special Fund for Poverty Alleviation will help states and organizations that are helping those the recession is hurting. Read More

More like this in: Recession, Grants, George Soros, Foundation Center, Baltimore, The Foundation Center, Open Society Institute

By Ben Corbett | Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:34 PM ET

In her ongoing campaign to end poverty, actress Gwyneth Paltrow applies her creativity to greeting card designs to help New Yorkers in need. Read More

More like this in: Gwyneth Paltrow , New York, New York City, Charity, Film, Robin Hood

By Marc Hertz | Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:43 PM ET

Computer 4 Kids tries to break the cycle of poverty by giving computers to children in need. Read More

More like this in: New York, Children, Carbon Footprint

By Planet Green | Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:07 AM ET

Good green news from TreeHugger and Planet Green! Read More

More like this in: California, San Francisco, Business, Recycling, United States, Recession, Los Angeles, Ocean, Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Investing, Wave Power

By Chaniga Vorasarun | Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:56 AM ET

An aspiring nun pounds the pavement to pay off debts. Read More

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By John Casey | Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Working to get people out of income poverty is important, but we all need additional help to have a more satisfying life. Read More

More like this in: Health, Employment, Health Care, Mexico, Quality Of Life, Costa Rica, Mariano Rojas