If someone takes a moment to talk to a librarian in a larger city, they will learn instantly how often people ask to use ...

Tech care leader Asurion and national nonprofit Cell Phones for Soldiers have launched a new partnership to support veterans by donating 775 smartphones to veterans in Middle Tennessee and beyond -- ...

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California halted a $30 million e-bike voucher program after a troubled rollout, a decision criticized by Sacramento residents who received bikes. The California Legislature initially set aside $10 ...

If you are struggling this winter to make some ends meet and need help keeping the heat on, there is available assistance for Pennsylvanians. The Department of Human Services for the Commonwealth of ...

More than $180 million in medical debt was erased for more than 39,000 Los Angeles County residents as part of the L.A. County Medical Debt Relief Pilot Program, the county health department announced ...

Despite compiling $2.2 billion in child support payments from 2020 through 2024, Louisiana was among the lowest ranked states and U.S. territories for such collections, according to an audit released ...

The federal government shutdown ended Nov. 13, but a Pennsylvania program that helps low-income families pay to heat their homes remains on pause. The application period for help from the federally ...

Fast food has become so expensive that many low-income families are being priced out, according to a report. McDonald’s chief executive Christopher Kempczinski told investors last week that fast-food ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Fast-food prices have risen so high that traffic from one of the industry’s core customer bases, low-income ...

A delay in SNAP benefits mixed with a decline in foot traffic has many stores, restaurants and food producers concerned about sales. By Julie Creswell and Linda Qiu Jimmy Wright, the owner of Wright’s ...

Oregon’s two largest electric utilities said Friday that they will halt service disconnections for qualified low-income and medically vulnerable customers until the end of the year. Portland General ...