The Trump Administration’s drastic and unprecedented effort to freeze funding for families’ child care and other essential ...

As part of its claims of widespread fraud in the federal safety net, the Trump administration is halting $10 billion in funding for several programs in five Democrat-led states.

Everyone, regardless of factors such as income, race, or ZIP code, deserves to be able to meet their basic needs. Cash ...

The Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Indiana ended 2022 with more than 136,000 job openings partly because hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers don’t have the skills needed to join the workforce.

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is a cornerstone of the United States' social safety net, offering essential support to low-income families. Established to help parents ...

Mahagani Jenkins appreciated the extra money—it just wasn’t enough. For an on-and-off six months, she was a participant in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, known as TANF, receiving ...

One little-noticed provision in the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that marked the final act of the last Congress was another straight extension of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ...

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 ...

Douglas County's DHS confirms TANF and CCCAP assistance programs are operating smoothly without funding issues.

A scandal involving former NFL quarterback Brett Favre and the federal welfare program Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) exploded last week following new revelations that Mississippi ...