Homeless and Graduating

Roughly one in every thirty high school students in the United States experienced homelessness during the 2024-2025 school year. For the Class of 2025, that meant tens of thousands faced graduation without housing security. Many were unaccompanied youth, disconnected...

From Generation to Generation

Generational poverties – like Period Poverty – perpetuate cycles of economic inequality, limiting opportunities for upward mobility. Chronic poverty can result in a lack of financial literacy passed down from parents to children, hindering economic...

The True Cost of Period Poverty

Period Poverty impacts individuals’ economic prospects and has wider implications for society as a whole. Reduced Workforce Participation: Without routine access to menstrual hygiene products, women are often forced to miss work, limiting opportunities for...

Press Release: When Poverty Isn’t “Poverty”

HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — While the US Census Bureau determined that in 2023, 11.1% of Americans lived within the commonly accepted definition of “poverty,” another heart-wrenching statistic went largely unnoticed: During that...