How cuts to food assistance, health care and support programs could hurt Northeast Ohioans: The Wake Up for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025

Cuyahoga County Council began reviewing proposed budget cuts this week that could ripple through the county’s social safety ...

How furloughed federal workers can get help paying bills amid government shutdown

Generally, all employees furloughed during a government shutdown are paid at the conclusion of the shutdown. In a letter last ...

Nearly 1.5 million Ohioans could lose SNAP benefits in November due to government shutdown

The threat of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits being paused for November has some Ohioans concerned ...

Calumet Township Expands Aid as SNAP and WIC Cuts Loom

On Thursday, Calumet Township Trustee Tai Adkins brought together community leaders for a fall symposium designed to announce ...

N.J. food banks face ‘unsustainable surge’ as SNAP funding set to expire

Community FoodBank of New Jersey reports record demand while federal food donations have dropped 45% since January, with ...

Cash assistance drastically reduces tenants' likelihood of eviction and homelessness, according to ongoing study

What happens when small monthly cash payments are provided to low-income tenants in unstable housing situations?

Why Nov. 1 is a make-or-break day for millions of Americans' finances

Millions of Americans could be looking at higher health-insurance premiums and less food aid starting on Nov. 1. If the government shutdown stretches beyond October, experts warn that Nov. 1 could ...

Bill to fund SNAP in shutdown introduced in House

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) on Friday introduced a bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...