Both lawmakers who want to limit and expand General Assistance agree that the program is vital but isn’t working as is. “For some, life’s burdens may feel overwhelming, leaving them vulnerable and ...

Lawmakers pass legislation to create state program that would temporarily support nearly 500,000 Nevadans who depend on SNAP ...

CHAMPAIGN – A five-fold increase in the number of poor people receiving general assistance is prompting the City of Champaign Township supervisor to ask for $228,000 in budget amendments. City of ...

The General Assistance program from Johnson County has seen an increase of over 200 users since its last program update on Nov. 30, 2022, with 797 households receiving assistance through the program ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) — A Republican lawmaker is proposing a cap on how much state General Assistance money any city or town in Maine can use. Representative Billy Bob Faulkingham from Winter Harbor ...

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BRATTLEBORO — Town officials and nonprofit agencies were in wait-and-see mode on Thursday as the first set of evictions from the wind-down of the state’s COVID-era general assistance motel program ...