[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 ...

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 ...