Cross-sector collaboration and systems alignment can address social determinants of health, improve family well-being, and create a more equitable society. In attempts to align Temporary Assistance ...

JAMES CITY — Additional federal funding cuts may bring changes to public assistance programs in James City County, including cuts to housing and energy assistance programs. Some changes have already ...

With all the big changes happening politically and economically, many American families are worried that programs they have counted on in the past may go away — and they could go hungry because of it.

A growing body of evidence shows that implementing universal basic income (UBI), or guaranteed income programs, would create a public assistance system that more effectively promotes food security, ...

Three bills to stop waste, fraud, and abuse in Pennsylvania’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program and Medical Assistance program were passed by the Pennsylvania Senate today with bipartisan ...

An ongoing failure by the state to process food stamps and other public assistance applications in a timely manner will now ...

Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins signed waivers with three states on Tuesday, allowing them to prohibit participants of the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

The Alaska Division of Public Assistance is months behind in processing hundreds of applications for a program that provides cash assistance to thousands of vulnerable Alaskans, according to new state ...

Becoming a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident can be daunting for immigrants, considering the lengthy backlogs they encounter and hoops they have to jump through. One hoop has caused particular ...

The Pennsylvania Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) filed public assistance fraud charges against 50 people in September.The restitution owed to the state in these cases totals $584,874.These ...

A Legislative Council subcommittee on Monday endorsed a proposed contract for up to $55,000 between the Georgia Center for Opportunity Inc. and the Bureau of Legislative Research to provide detailed ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law that puts new limits on public assistance programs. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Thursday that puts new limits on public assistance ...