The Community Assistance Program, known as CAPS, said they received a letter stating, come Monday, they're going to have to turn away 141 seniors who depend on their help to get a job. Without federal ...

Community groups and organizations are stepping up to help Chicagoans impacted by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit freeze put food on the table after SNAP benefits lapsed Saturday ...

“Let us work, don’t just let us sit at home and die,” says Sandra Robinson, a furloughed worker with the Senior Community Service Employment program. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Senior Community ...

National Community Champion Award Winner Expands to Chicago, Creating New Pathways for Hispanic/African Americans ...

CHICAGO, Nov. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Wash Smart Laundry will wrap up its three-week community assistance program on Wednesday, Nov. 26, providing free laundry services to 850 additional families ...