Lee will seek new funding for the state’s smaller-scale summer feeding programs when he proposes the state budget next month.

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, is accepting applications through March 31. The program provides one-time payments sent to the household’s respective utility company to help with the extra cost for winter heating.

A key summer food assistance program that helps families bridge the gap when school cafeterias close could again be off the table in Tennessee.The U.S. Departme

Governor Ned Lamont, Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, Office of Policy and Management Secretary Jeffrey Beckham and Connecticut Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves spoke at a press conference about the ...

Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Trump administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs, citing concerns about fraud in the programs designed to help low-income families.