Rise Above Poverty

06/07/2026

Students experiencing homelessness are less likely to complete high school and continue in their education

06/04/2026

We delivered donations to PSLA Fowler. Ms Ray was very appreciative of the 1157 items we delivered!

06/04/2026

Rise Above Poverty made a nice drop-off at Blodgett to prepare them for the summer. They have summer school , so we will stay engaged.

06/04/2026

Approximately one in six kids, 16% of all children, live in families with incomes below the official poverty line.

Learn about the effects of youth poverty on academic achievement, psychosocial outcomes and physical health, as well as the prevalence of child hunger in the U.S.

05/31/2026

Learn from another's perspective:

FRONTLINE's "Growing Up Poor in America" premieres Tues., Sept. 8.

05/28/2026

Poverty can negatively impact child health, child well-being, and child development . Learn more here:

05/25/2026

05/23/2026

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy countries. Here’s a look at struggles kids living in poverty face, including access to food, healthcare and education.

05/18/2026

Learn more about the stress of poverty and how it impacts the brain:

A growing body of research shows that the stress of growing up in poverty can have long-term effects on children's brains and cognitive development. How can so-called “toxic stress” be prevented? NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Ch...

05/15/2026

Psychological research also shows that living in poverty is associated with differences in structural and functional brain development in children and adolescents. Learn more here:

Learn about the effects of youth poverty on academic achievement, psychosocial outcomes and physical health, as well as the prevalence of child hunger in the U.S.