Some of the best coaches we can find to help struggling children escape poverty may be other children and their families.

There is a tragedy unfolding right before our eyes, every single day. It may not make the headlines, but it affects thousands ...

An ad hoc committee will analyze the evidence on key determinants of entrenched poverty and the effectiveness of programs designed to address those determinants to identify policies and programs with ...

Researchers from Stockholm University, Bocconi University, and the Rockwool Foundation have studied poverty's lasting impact across generations in wealthy countries. By examining the United States, ...

Friends of the Children (FOTC) has a mission to break cycles of intergenerational poverty through the power of consistent, long-term professional mentorship. Its mentoring program is founded on ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

A long-running park-based school in Pakistan shows that when education is free, flexible, and built on strong mentorship, ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) programs to break intergenerational poverty and fight involuntary ...

Aryeh Lurie grew up in grinding poverty in Jerusalem. He recalls that as a child, his mother would salvage old cucumbers that were about to be tossed in the garbage by the local market, pickle them, ...

Urban sprawl is not just unsightly. It could also be impeding intergenerational mobility for low-income residents and reinforcing racial inequality, according to a series of recent studies led by a ...