Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse has the nation’s worst child poverty among larger U.S. cities, according to new census estimates released Thursday. The city had a child poverty rate of 45.6% in ...

According to the latest Census data released on Dec. 12, 2024, Syracuse is No. 1 in childhood poverty among cities with a population of at least 100,000 people. This is not a list we can afford to ...

Onondaga County will receive state funding to help push anti-poverty funds to community resources and programs.

A list of programs nationally provide new mothers, parents with no-strings-attached cash payments. See how NY wants to use ...

Massachusetts leaders should keep an eye on Syracuse. Many of our cities and neighborhoods face the same challenges as the 15th Ward, with concentrated poverty and schools that fail to meet the ...

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh is gearing up to deliver his final State of the City Address, and he wants the community to know, he ...

Syracuse has among the highest child poverty rates in the country so the need this year has been big. Each year the Salvation Army of Syracuse works with dozens of community partners and hundreds ...

This story first appeared in New York Focus, a non-profit news publication investigating New York state politics. Sign up for their stories at nysfocus.com/newsletter. As Governor Kathy Hochul and ...