‘Devastating’: One in four EU children at risk of poverty, says NGO
The number of children driven to the brink of poverty in the European Union grew by 200,000 in 2021 to reach 19.6 million, according to Save the Children. A report … Read More
Tag: Poverty
Destitute ‘Rain Dogs’ star once auditioned to be a stripper
British actress Daisy May Cooper stars in “Rain Dogs,” a dark comedy about an unconventional family premiering March 6 on HBO (10 p.m., and also available on HBO Max). The … Read More
UNICEF: 4m more children in poverty in eastern Europe and Russia due to war and inflation
The war in Ukraine, and the resulting rise in the cost of living, has plunged millions more children into poverty in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in recent months, warns … Read More
How poverty, not pain, is driving Canadians with disabilities to consider medically-assisted death – National
“Hello, you’ve reached the provincial health services authority telephone line for medical assistance in dying…” This is the automated recording Joannie Cowie got when she called the government to see … Read More
MEPs call for better funding to integrate and support Roma communities
The European Parliament has called on member states to end the poverty and discrimination faced by Roma people in the European Union. MEPs have urged countries to earmark and distribute … Read More
Tony Robbins aims to feed 1 billion hungry people
Entrepreneur Tony Robbins — the bestselling author, philanthropist and top life and business strategist in the world — has been partnering with Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States, … Read More
I grew up so poor I had to share baths — now I bring in $240K a month
Justin Gilmore, who grew up so poor he had to heat water on a stove and share baths with his siblings, has revealed how he became a self-made millionaire that … Read More
From teen mom to Missouri State senator
By the time Holly Thompson Rehder was in tenth grade, she had already called thirty different houses home — most of them structures that were either dilapidated, or in run-down … Read More
How to recession-proof your life amid economic uncertainty
NEW YORK — Prices for gas, food and rent are soaring. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to the highest level since 2018. The U.S. economy has shrunk for two straight quarters. Economists … Read More
Energy poor in Spain struggle amid high inflation and heatwave
The situation for families and households struggling to pay their energy bills has worsened amid rising prices and the heatwave in Europe. Monica Guiteras Blaya works in Barcelona with Enginyeria … Read More
