A federal energy assistance program that has quietly supported millions of low-income households for decades is now facing potential elimination. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Low-income families caught in the middle of political battles in Washington, D.C. that just got their SNAP benefits reinstated now have a new concern. President Donald Trump is ...

Millions of households rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to keep food on the table, yet a surprising share of the help that program offers never reaches the people who qualify for ...

Annemarie King is eating only once a day, and her husband, Randall, is picking up extra shifts at the drywall factory where he works. They are among the nearly 42 million Americans preparing for their ...

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - More than 20 states, including Michigan are taking legal action against the Trump administration over a freeze on billions of dollars in federal education funding, a move that ...

St. Paul gave out its last $500 payments this month as part of a guaranteed-income program, one of the first in the nation meant to see if an injection of cash could change the trajectory of families ...

Cuts by the Trump administration to a federal program that helps thousands of Washington’s most vulnerable residents stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer have left local agencies worried ...

Through the NAP, businesses can receive tax credits of up to 95 percent on contributions they make to a qualifying community ...

Education policy experts and public education advocates worry that creating a school voucher program with broad eligibility, as proposed by the Texas House and Senate's priority bills, will fall short ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Nashville leaders are getting ready to launch a free transportation service for low income families as part of Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s “Choose How You Move” plan. The city ...

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