There is a popular misconception many Americans have about assistance programs — that because an individual or family qualifies for one, they are ineligible for ...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of a federal program that provides direct cash assistance to the poor — the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. An investigation by ProPublica ...

Many people are familiar with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called food stamps, which delivers money in the form of an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card to ...

The number of families receiving cash assistance from the state has dropped tremendously in the past 13 years, from more than 80,000 monthly recipients to fewer than 12,000. That's not because poverty ...

Families in Denver who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 can apply for the city's Basic Cash Assistance for Households Program. The application process opens on Sept. 12. The Basic Cash ...

In the current economic climate, numerous families across the United States are grappling with financial challenges. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program emerges as a vital ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Families impacted by the Maui fires can now apply for financial help from the state’s $100 million Maui relief fund. Gov. Josh Green said the state was able to secure $100 ...

Louisiana's federally-funded cash assistance programs, with payments near the bottom nationally, will be doubled starting Saturday after remaining stagnant for more than two decades, state officials ...

Gov. Laura Kelly at an annual ceremony honoring families who lost loved ones in the U.S. military at the Kansas Statehouse on Sept. 26, 2024. (Anna Kaminski/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Kansas Gov.

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is a cornerstone of support for low-income families across the ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions ...

File - Brandy Nichols, a single mother of four children who are 8 and younger, speaks to members of the Mississippi House and Senate Democratic Caucuses, about the difficulty of obtaining Temporary ...