The Trump administration is now acting to eliminate even the pretense of concern with impacts on human health. In effect, ...

A recent analysis of a major developmental dataset reveals that children who play musical instruments over several years ...

Oxfam outlines what the U.S. Agency for International Development did and the real-life effects of USAID cuts. U.S. foreign aid has long played a critical role in tackling poverty, hunger, and ...

As children started school this month, many could look back on carefree summer days. Some New York children enjoyed sleepaway camp, or a beach vacation, or playing in the pool this summer. Yet others ...

Income inequality has significantly increased in the United States since the 1980s (Pew Research Center, 2020). The wealth gap between America’s richest and poorer families more than doubled between ...

When the government shutdown left 42 million people without food assistance last week, nonprofits stepped in to help, as they always do. Across the country, community foundations, congregations, and ...

A new study from the University of Oxford, published in Public Health, shows that European people in the lowest income deciles are much more likely to feel lonely than those in the highest income ...

The “harsh realities” of poverty in St. Louis, according to a Legal Services of Eastern Missouri report, are visible during events including the annual Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis MLK Food ...

Most parents know the feeling—that quick flash of panic when a child falls, bumps a table, or wakes up with a bruise you don’t remember seeing the day before. For many families, it’s a passing worry.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The letter "Point finger of responsibility at those who lack it" (March 26) chastises the Post-Dispatch editorial board for not ...