Poverty

Early childhood care, a key service for those in poverty, is tough to find for families across La Plata County, a Colorado Children’s Campaign report released Thursday found. The annual “Kids...

There was no big announcement or rollout, but Manna Soup Kitchen has changed its name, logo and mission to reflect what the organization is today. Now simply Manna , the name shift came after the...

Thousands of people in Southwest Colorado are enrolled in Medicaid, but the state may not be able to maintain all that coverage if the Affordable Care Act is repealed. President Donald Trump signed...

ALBUQUERQUE – When Pope Francis appointed a new archbishop of New Mexico’s largest diocese last year, some anti-poverty advocates expressed optimism given his previous work on immigration reform...

Families whose budgets barely cover housing and food often find school supplies and clothes are out of reach. Other students are homeless, couch surfing or living in cars. Enter the Demon Cares...

It began as part of President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s War on Poverty, and 50 years later, the nonprofit Southern Ute Community Action Programs has become an integral part of the Ignacio community,...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee – Dozens of FedEx jets queue up for takeoff at the airport here. Beale Street, the heart of the music district, hums with tourists. Yet the empty storefronts in Memphis’ moribund...

In 2015, the Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado invested almost $930,000 in the nonprofits in five counties in Southwest Colorado it benefits. Another $250,000 in grants were arranged...

Fort Lewis College is among more than 200 colleges and universities across the country that have opened food pantries and other services for students who can’t afford to feed themselves. “Anywhere...