Justice & Poverty

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Monday it is easing previously announced cuts in hundreds of millions of dollars...

NEW YORK (AP) — They didn't set out to change history; they weren't the first LGBT Americans to mobilize against...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Undaunted by a dangerous journey over thousands of miles, people fleeing economic hardship and human rights...

Nicole Celaya, Community Food System Director of Foodlink for Tulare County, discusses bringing greater food security to families living in...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Leaders in New York state have approved new rental protections for more than a million New...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration is facing growing complaints from migrants about severe overcrowding, meager food and...

The initiative seeks to increase access to hepatitis C screenings and treatment. It is funded by California-based biotech company Gilead...

Tim Adam, Director of Programs & Operations of the Merced County Rescue Mission, discusses how case management policies allow the...

Billions of dollars are spent on education initiatives that seek to improve opportunities for Americans, but Nick Hanauer, founder of...

More research labs are retiring primates to sanctuaries like Primates Inc., a 17-acre (7-hectare) rural compound in central Wisconsin, where...

SAN MARCOS, Guatemala (AP) — A near-death experience in the Arizona desert a year ago won't deter Francisco Pérez from...

Jeremy Tobias, CEO of the Community Action Partnership of Kern, discusses the importance in listening to community members and citizens...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to federal regulation of gun silencers Monday, just days after a...

Though across the U.S. gun violence seems to be more prominent, in the Bay Area it has dropped by 30...

The Trump administration will no longer allow for unaccompanied migrant children who are currently detained in shelters to have access...

In this collaboration with ValleyPBS, host Mark Oppenheim interviews nonprofit leaders from California's Central Valley and discuss the work they...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A United Nations emergency relief coordinator says more than 2 million men, women and children could...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The number of homeless people counted across Los Angeles County jumped 12% over the past year...

Bus and train travelers have been encountering random checks for citizenship and documentation by Border Patrol agents across the northern...

George A. Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Bread for the City, discusses how community-based challenges impede in effectively serving low-income...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco officials decided Tuesday to force some people with serious mental illness and drug addiction...

NEW YORK (AP) — If it's Pride Month, there's gotta be a parade. And there will be, in New York...

NEW YORK (AP) — Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, two LGBT rights activists who took part in the 1969...

Paula Thompson Felder, Executive Director of Voices for A Second Chance, discusses the organization's unique approach in helping incarcerated individuals...