Sam Lawrence is fascinated learning about how economists study the impacts of safety net programs designed to lift people out of poverty.In a class last year with Marianne Page, a professor of ...

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PROVIDENCE — Twenty states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration to stop it from restricting access to health, education, and social service programs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Safety net programs protect children in many ways. Energy/E+ via Getty Images President Donald Trump and Republicans in the House ...

(CNN) — The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A client picks out groceries at the Feeding South Florida food pantry on October 27, 2025 in Pembroke Park, Florida. - Joe ...

Starting in 2027, work requirements kick in for certain beneficiaries on Medicaid, while new work rules for the SNAP food assistance program took effect on Nov. 1. These reforms mandated by the One ...

The clock is ticking for four major social safety net programs that keep tens of millions of struggling Americans — including millions of children and senior citizens — fed and warm, as well as ...

“I was always the giver, never the receiver,” shared Laura Diaz during a recent visit to the Pan de Vida Midway Pantry in Archer Heights. That all changed when her husband was injured, rendering him ...