Nonprofits deliver essential services across the U.S. This piece explores why they are central to the social safety net—and what happens when we underinvest in them.

(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 ...

President Donald Trump has long attacked social safety net programs, calling them wasteful and “socialist.” Now, as federal ...

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 ...

In a country as wealthy as the United States, it is a bitter irony that millions of people still fall through the cracks of a social safety net meant to protect them. Welfare programs exist, but they ...

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 ...

“Keep looking for help. There are lots of resources out there if you search for them.” More times than I can count, my law ...

(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. The Trump administration, for the second time in recent weeks, is using allegations of fraud to justify increased federal law ...

Advocates urge Newsom and legislators to raise taxes on the wealthy to offset federal cuts while critics warn rising deficits ...

Sharon Scott-Chandler is president and CEO of Action for Boston Community Development Inc. in Boston. Action for Boston Community Development Inc. By Sharon Scott ...

If I were to get pregnant, I would know just where to go for help: the local offices of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the federally funded food and nutrition program; Planned Parenthood; and the ...