Feelings of "American exceptionalism" remain strong in the U.S., but the nation has become exceptional in "problematic ways," according to Philip Alston, United Nations special rapporteur
A 10-year-old member of Kirkwood Baptist Church in Kirkwood, Mo., honored her grandmother and helped lift a family out of poverty at Christmas —- with her “famous” pies.
I don’t ever recall going to bed hungry. Compared to millions and millions in our world, this makes me a rarity. Oh, I usually awaken every morning with an appetite. But I do not recall a day when my appetite was
Poverty in Mexico fuels the destructive cycle of human exploitation and trafficking that consumes many young lives, experts on both sides of the Rio Grande agree.
Missouri's poverty rate stands at 15.5 percent, with the rate among children under 18 at 18.9 percent. Individuals and groups, including churches, are partnering to help lower those numbers.
A new awareness of people's value, two foundations to make a difference in individual lives and opportunities to help others see the difference they can
ROANOKE RAPIDS, N.C. (ABP) — Tensed like a hungry cat watching a mouse emerge from a hole in the floor I watched the string of numbers on my lottery ticket as Anna Anderson read aloud numbers on the ticket she had just drawn at the
An arm of the national Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's rural poverty initiative, Liberty-based Together for Hope West focuses on four counties in South Dakota — Zieback,