Poverty throughout Michigan at shocking levels
Even before the current crisis hit, one in five children in Michigan lived in poverty, and three rural counties had the highest rates.
Desperate times in America: selling food stamps to pay bills
With high unemployment appearing to be a permanent part of the economic picture, the long-term poor are turning to increasingly desperate measures to survive.
For-profit firms jam up food stamp delivery
Extreme poverty and hunger is growing across the country, yet, a majority of states don't reach their entire eligible populations.
