The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is a vital component of the U.S. social safety net, offering financial support to low-income families. This federal initiative, administered ...

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.

Governor Mike DeWine pledges more than $26 million for Ohio charities over the next two years. Here's where the money's going ...

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is one of the most important cash assistance programs for low-income households in the United States. Funded by the federal governmen ...

In 2015, Kansas passed the HOPE (Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone) Act, which made it harder for the state’s neediest residents to access federal food and cash assistance funding. Find ...

The future for low-income Americans looks bleak. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act transfers crucial dollars from America’s working class to the ultrawealthy through unprecedented ...

RON STRONG IS TWO LAPS. >> YOU AND IT OUGHT TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. >> MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS PARTICIPATED IN A HEARING TUESDAY, CALLING FOR CHANGES TO THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)–The South Dakota Department of Social Services hosted a public hearing where they discussed a 10% reduction in the payment standard for the Temporary Assistance for Needy ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Legislature’s rules committee has passed a 10% cut to the TANF program with the goal of covering a $5.3 million dollar shortfall in the Department of Social ...

Americans have heard plenty about how, effective November 1, the federal government shutdown suspended regular food stamp payments to 42 million individuals. Food stamps are important welfare benefits ...

Mississippi Senate and House Democrats heard updates and reform recommendations Tuesday on the state's welfare program from advocates and state officials. Among chief concerns expressed at a TANF ...