Topic: Low-income

Children in a Bangladesh slum. United Nations :Flickr, CC BY-ND

Actions needed to promote children’s growth in poor urban areas

The United Nations estimates that there are at least 1 billion people living in urban slums – poor areas in cities without adequate access to health care, clean water and sanitation. More than 90% of urban...Read more

29-07-2019|Comment|author: Sophie Goudet, Barry Bogin and Paula Griffiths

Preschool has enduring benefits for disadvantaged children — and their children, new research finds

It’s not just at-risk children who reap long-term educational and earnings benefits from high-quality preschool programs. It’s also their siblings and their eventual offspring. The potential for preschool to lift multiple generations out of poverty...Read more

31-05-2019|Comment|author: Ann Schimke

Washington, DC steps up on solar power. Photo by Adam Fagen/Flickr

4 Creative ways cities are transitioning to a clean energy future

Mayors from cities across the U.S. are stepping up and committing to broad and inspirational action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonize local energy systems. This leadership is especially critical given lack of federal...Read more

15-03-2019|Comment|author: By Lacey Shaver and Heidi Bishop Ratz