poverty

DMARC food pantries in Des Moines face even more stress on their budget deficit after seeing a record high demand for food assistance this holiday season.

IPR's Meghan McKinney spoke with Polk County Attorney Kimberly Graham on Morning Edition about camping ordinances in Des Moines.

UpLift gives monthly payments to low-income households in Dallas, Warren and Polk counties. Five women told how they use the money as the program marks its one-year anniversary.

A bill passed by the Iowa Legislature would prohibit cities and counties from establishing guaranteed income programs aimed at reducing the impact of poverty.

A bill passed in the Iowa House would ban guaranteed income programs such as the UpLift pilot program currently underway in three central Iowa counties.

Miranda Rights include a right to an attorney, but that right doesn't mean that an attorney will be free in states like Iowa. A Marshall Project investigation found Iowa imposes some of the highest fees in the nation.

Yield Giving has donated more than $14 billion to more than 1,600 entities since 2019, including the Siouxland Community Health Center.

A pilot program that will study the effect of basic income on reducing poverty will make its first payments next month to a group of central Iowa residents.

West Liberty has seen three resignations in as many months, and now the city's ARPA funded direct assistance program is facing pushback.

The disposable income for people in rural communities decreased by 38 percent from the year prior. That means less financial security for small town residents.