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A participant in California attends a Pathway to Employment orientation offered by the Center for Employment Opportunities, which runs a program that provides cash assistance to those recently ...

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 federal investigation into a state program providing monthly cash benefits to elderly and disabled noncitizens legally present in the U.S. is raising alarms among immigrant rights groups in ...

Federal cash programs for child care and early learning are a lifeline for low-income parents, student families, and seasonal workers, but in 2026 they are also exposed to the risk of a federal ...

When Karina Lariz was released from a California prison in September 2021, she had only the clothes she was arrested in — stretched out and weathered by time. She had lost her home, her car and her ...