West Virginia received $1,651 in federal subsidies for each of its 87,469 children under age five in fiscal year 2022.

HUNTINGTON — Despite economic growth, West Virginia was one of just two states to see its poverty rate increase from 2016 to 2017, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. An ...

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 ...

Political thinking in West Virginia increasingly implies that poverty can be reduced if the wealthy are given additional ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...