poverty

House Bill 2008 would protect Oregonian's wages and possessions from excessive collections and garnishments at the hands of debt collection agencies.

The Oregon Center for Public Policy says the state’s low unemployment rate doesn’t necessarily mean fewer families are living in poverty. The group’s…

Governor Brown has designated this SepticSmart Week. This month also marks the first anniversary of a program that’s helped 30 Oregon families repair or…

A growing number of Lane County individuals and families who work --are still unable to afford the basic necessities to live. A United Way study called…

Oregon school districts served over 20 thousand homeless students in the 2014-15 school year, an 8 percent increase from the previous year.Rising poverty.…

Meeting Date: Friday January 16th, 2015Air Date: Monday January 19th, 2015Nearly one in three working families in the United States and in Oregon has…

This week we’re talking to Oregonians across the state who struggle with hunger. Yesterday we checked in with Tyra Lynn. We interviewed her more than a…

In 2000 Oregon had the highest rate of hunger in the nation. Around that time, OPB’s Rob Manning spoke with Portlander Tyra Lynn, who struggled to feed…

People who live in cities usually have a grocery store or a food pantry option within a few miles. But in rural communities, access to groceries with…

Nearly 15 years ago, Oregon had the highest rate of hunger in the nation. The state changed a number of policies to try to help. But the percentage of…

Despite Oregon having the 2nd highest minimum wage in the nation, low-wage workers in the state are finding it increasingly difficult to make ends meet.…

Helping children in poverty needs to start with their parents. That's according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. There are…