Here in Columbia, we have an awful lot to offer. We have the University of Missouri; a thriving arts and music scene; world class companies, such as Veterans United and Shelter Insurance; and so many ...

For most of us, Columbia is such a great place to live and work, still small-town, with plenty of culture, innovation, and education. But beneath its heavily academic veneer lies a stark reality: the ...

Poverty is so much more complicated than we often realize, and there are an awful lot of things that might surprise us. I have written about this before, and here are eight more pretty important and ...

Did you know that most people living in poverty eventually find their way out? Seriously! And there are so many things we can do to support people while they need it and help them move forward to a ...

In Columbia, and everywhere else, poverty casts a shadow over the lives of too many of our neighbors, limiting their opportunities and hindering the overall health of our city. In response, government ...

Learn how the poverty gap measures poverty's intensity through income shortfalls from the poverty line, and explore its importance in economic analysis.

If you want to size up how Columbia County is doing economically, just look at next year’s schedule for whoever succeeds Becky Gutzman as the University of Wisconsin-Extension nutrition education ...