The images were taken over four years by photographer Nick Hedges on behalf of charity Shelter - and now an appeal has been issued to trace the children in the pictures
According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Owsley County has the lowest median household income in the states - a staggering 41.5 per cent of residents falling below the poverty line.
An icon set of homelessness and poverty. The icons show several different situations of homeless people and focuses on their desperate state. The icons also depict substance abuse that is common...
Here are 18 fascinating things I learned living next door to a prostitute - despite stereotypes of red lights and fishnet stockings, those who use sex as an income can be as everyday as you or I.
On the cover is technology entrepreneur Dado Banatao, who wants to stop the cycle of poverty by challenging tradition and mediocrity.
Fifty years after LBJ declared a War on Poverty in America, LIFE presents a series of photos by John Dominis from eastern Kentucky in 1964.
The lives of medieval nuns are often imagined as strictly cloistered and devout, marked by rigorous adherence to religious vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience. However, historical records and recent scholarly research have uncovered a more complex and nuanced picture of their lives, including some surprising revelations about their personal lives. The hidden aspects of
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According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Owsley County has the lowest median household income in the states - a staggering 41.5 per cent of residents falling below the poverty line.
Their expressions have been captured by UK-based artist and photographer Lee Jeffries, who strives to reveal the human face of addiction, the reality of homelessness and the real face of poverty through his work.
China got rich over the last 40 years. Here's a guide to what changed, in pictures.
Medical professionals are some of the most trusted experts out there. However, nobody’s perfect. Even the most skilled, sharp, and knowledgeable experts make mistakes from time to time. It’s only human. However, some mistakes can have extremely far-reaching and terrifying consequences for your health.Some of the members of the r/AskReddit community spilled the tea about the worst medical misdiagnoses they have either experienced or heard about. We’ve collected their most powerful stories for you to read. Check them out below. Meanwhile, it’s a good reminder to always get a second (and maybe even a third or fourth…) professional’s opinion!
A scheme that alleviates poverty while giving training and support has transformed the lives of more than a million of the world’s poorest families
The level of wealth inequality in the U.S. is staggering and only getting worse. What happens next is up to us.
how would you feel if you are one of them - people who went to bed hungry every night - laying - shivering and listening the unbearable soun...
Millennials might know them from Gossip Girl, Gen Z from TikTok but, wherever you’ve heard, Sohodolls has a tune for each occasion and their new single, Period, is shining a light on the Peri…
Homelessness has always been a massive issue in the United States and almost every part of the world. Thankfully some groups and individuals willingly offer their time and effort to raise awareness in the country. Those advocates of humanity bring hope that can potentially minimize, if not totally end, the case of homelessness. One of
