BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - According to U.S. Census Bureau data, child poverty is on the rise in West Virginia. In 2023, 20.1% of all children in the mountain state lived below the poverty line. In ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said he is optimistic lawmakers can make progress next legislative session on keeping more foster children in West Virginia instead of sen Road and air travel up slightly from ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey is mulling over giving up to $16 million of West Virginia’s federal anti-poverty grant to Star Academy, ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia consistently ranks as one of the five poorest states in the U.S. -- and one local nonprofit is looking to help lower that statistic. Catholic Charities West Virginia ...

Among developed nations with similarly advanced economies, the United States stands out for having especially high levels of income inequality. Though the U.S. ranks among the wealthiest countries in ...

In 2021, West Virginia experienced a poverty rate of 16.8% thereby becoming one of the states with the highest poverty in the US. Child poverty was especially high in the state while the Black and the ...

Beginning next year, work requirements will be a condition of eligibility for more than 161,000 Medicaid recipients in West ...