Southwest Virginians continue to have some of the state’s poorest health outcomes and face some of its most challenging health factors, according to a new report.

Northern Virginia's poverty rate is lower than Richmond's, while regions such as Southside and Southwest Virginia still face higher poverty levels.

“Experts attribute the vast majority of that to the expanded Child Tax Credit.” Steely added bringing back the child tax credit will help 367,000 kids living in poverty around the state.

Workers are moving into the region, boosting local economies and creating businesses, according to a report from UVA’s Weldon ...

Poverty Awareness Month sheds light on food insecurity in the Roanoke Valley Feeding Southwest Virginia works to ease that burden ...

This story was originally published by Cardinal News. Many of the state’s least populous counties, including Buchanan, Brunswick, Lee and Dickenson, have among the highest incarceration rates in the ...

In Virginia, 10.0% of the population live below these thresholds — and in many towns across the state, the poverty rate is far higher.

For more than ten years, Feeding America has conducted an annual study of food insecurity across the country. And the latest numbers show a substantial increase in southwest Virginia.

For families in West Virginia, which has had especially sharp drops in child poverty over the past three decades, the shift has played out in ways not fully captured by statistics.

In Southwest Virginia, more than one-third of families are facing diaper poverty, which can have dire consequences for children and parents.

One in three children in Virginia is living in poverty or near-poverty, according to a study from the University of Virginia.

The Virginia Interfaith Center released its latest findings in its report of what it's like working in the State of Virginia.