[Photo/Chinanews.com] "The children's smiling faces are what encourage me to continue doing this," said 72-year-old Liu Peichang ... with financing students from poverty-stricken families.

Supported by By Lydia DePillis Photographs by Mike Belleme In the 1960s, more than a third of older Americans lived in poverty. With the aid of federal programs like Medicare to help the elderly ...

ST. GEORGE, Utah (KSTU) – An 80-year-old man in Utah is working hard as a grocery bagger to pay off his late wife’s medical bills. Anyone who goes to Smith’s Market on Bluff in St. George is used to ...

A new study shows many older New Yorkers are living in poverty and facing uncertain futures. Minorities and immigrants are ...

In 2024, some 11 percent of elderly ... by poverty. Households with two pensions fare better than those living alone, who are also isolated socially. Women, who live longer than men, often have ...