CAMDEN — A new report published by a Rutgers-Camden professor on Wednesday states there are more areas of concentrated poverty in the United States than have been previously recorded ...

— All of the 708 crosses placed in the shadow of city hall Tuesday correspond to what was officially deemed a murder in Camden from 1995 to 2012. However, Stop Trauma on People (STOP), a ...

A big boost if, for example, you’re earning $12,000, the federal poverty line for a single person. Over the last few years, New Jersey has handed out nearly $18 million in tax credits to private ...

Since the Economic Opportunity Act of 2013 the State of New Jersey has invested ... and Philadelphia saw their poverty rates remain almost flat last year, Camden's poverty rate dropped from ...

CAMDEN, New Jersey (WPVI) -- The transformation of Camden is in stark contrast to its darkest days of decay, poverty and violence. Crime is at its lowest level in almost 50 years, and poverty and ...

One of the great ironies of Camden -- plagued by poverty and dotted with abandoned homes -- is that just 10 minutes away is Moorestown, New Jersey, voted the best place to grow up in America by ...

Last fall, a half-dozen teenagers from the Southern New Jersey city of Camden brought ... was once the biggest industry. Throughout Camden, more than a third of the almost 75,000 residents live in ...

A $5-million initiative to combat poverty and boost employment in Camden was launched by the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and other partners. The Camden Community ...

In New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie has proposed ... prove that schools alone can conquer poor academic performance in high-poverty areas. Two-thirds of elementary students in Camden’s charters ...

CAMDEN, N.J. (CBS ... "We actually had a moment in time with the child tax credit where we saw poverty decrease for children. That was not renewed by the Congress," Landis said.