Lee will seek new funding for the state’s smaller-scale summer feeding programs when he proposes the state budget next month.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, is accepting applications through March 31. The program provides one-time payments sent to the household’s respective utility company to help with the extra cost for winter heating.

A day after the Trump administration announced an unprecedented freeze on federal funds, the shocked child care providers and advocates for the poor in

The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps households cover their winter heating bills, is one of many ...

Every year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updates the Federal Poverty Level (FPL), a single number that quietly governs access to dozens of essential federal assistance programs. From Medicaid and food stamps to housing support and ...

Governor Bill Lee's decision to opt out of the federal Summer EBT program dims hopes for thousands of Tennessee families seeking food assistance this summer.

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. — Thousands of people in Forsyth County could soon lose access to essential federal assistance programs if the government shutdown continues into next month. County leaders say residents who rely on benefits like the Supplemental ...

Governor Ned Lamont, Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham and Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves spoke at a press conference about the ...

A federal audit published in May uncovered flaws in Minnesota’s child care assistance program, finding the state did not comply with both federal and state attendance documentation requirements.