Throughout 2022, 37% of low-income residents of L.A. County lacked access to sufficient food. That’s 10 points more than in 2018, according to research published by USC Dornsife’s Public Exchange.
Many residents are struggling with basics like housing, health care, food and education. The USC Dornsife-Union Bank LABarometer report brings new data to an old problem: accessibility and affordability of essentials.
For solutions to inequality, marginalization and divisiveness, one of USC’s newest deans wants to tap an unexpected resource: architecture.
‘How Poverty Affects Human Rights’ was the theme of this year’s All School Day event at USC.
Gary Painter covers the federal program addressing challenges in areas with persistent poverty.
Students get a fresh outlook on health care by visiting the Downtown Women’s Center as part of a weeklong USC initiative.
USC, California Endowment team for town hall talk on the intersecting role of labor, business, education and philanthropy.
USC is one of many partners working to increase opportunities and reduce poverty in the area.
A needs assessment will look at which specific areas are preventing families from feeding themselves.
Visiting Capitol Hill, James Ferris offers his latest research on place-based initiatives.
Researchers find a 64 percent drop in mortality from diseases covered by government insurance in India.
Sociology professor outlines the economic drawbacks of the county’s racial disparities.
USC School of Social Work master’s students use filmmaking techniques to enlighten and inform.
Urban poverty is an issue that confronts the residents of many of the neighborhoods surrounding the University Park and Health Sciences campuses.