"Invisible America" is a poignant film that delves into the harsh realities of poverty in the United States. Through ...

Louis. They aren’t likely to mention rural areas in states like Mississippi, New Mexico, and Arkansas. Yet the rate of poverty is significantly higher in rural America than it is in urban America.

Like many of the other parents in Sandra’s rural community who live below the poverty line, educational toys and books, as well as the free time needed to engage in playtime, are out of reach. Not ...

Nationally, 22.2% rural children are living in poverty – more than 1 in 5 kids – in comparison to 17.7% of children living in non-rural communities. Rural child poverty is higher than non-rural in 39 ...

Rural America faces many challenges that Congress and the federal government could help ... Affordable housing is increasingly hard to find in rural communities, where pay is often lower and poverty ...

Rural America has borne a disproportionately large share of the deaths caused by Covid ... like access to health care services and underlying conditions can make rural death rates worse. “Rural areas ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Rural America faces many challenges that Congress ... where pay is often lower and poverty higher than average. Land ownership is changing, leaving more communities with ...

Rural America faces many challenges that Congress and the federal government could help ... Affordable housing is increasingly hard to find in rural communities, where pay is often lower and poverty ...