Associated Press - February 3, 2010 5:15 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Applicants for a federal program that provides assistance for needy families would be required to undergo drug testing under...

A measure that would require welfare clients to be tested for drug use passed a Senate panel on Wednesday.

New York, Feb 3: The United Nations refugee agency has closed a makeshift camp located between the borders of Iraq and Syria and relocated the last of the Palestinians who had been stranded there for nearly four years.

Good morning. I am pleased to be with you today to present my proposed FY2010-2011 state budget. This assembly represents a critical facet of our democracy, a democracy defined in ink and defended in blood. And to this day the defense of our values continues. As we gather today, more than 590 Pennsylvania National Guard members are on duty in Iraq and Afghanistan just as they have been for the ...

President Obama's 2011 budget, submitted to Congress this week, totals $3.8 trillion and projects a deficit of $1.6 trillion. And while analysts have had only...

AUSTIN The Texas Workforce Commission encourages qualifying taxpayers to take advantage of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which allows lower-income individuals and families to pay less or no federal tax, or receive cash payments. Tax preparation services or community site referrals are offered statewide through the 28 local workforce development boards. The deadline to file 2009 ...

Missouri Valley Community Action Agency Community Volunteer and Public Relations Manager Ellen Shinkle gave a presentation on the many services offered by MVCAA during the Saline County InterAgency Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Over the past four years I have sporadically worked at a well known grocery chain. Having worked as a cashier, and worked in management, I have seen things that have made me question the state's management over programs such as WIC, TANF and Food Stamps.

San Luis Obispo county high school seniors get the chance to grab some cash for college. Cuesta brings soon-to-be college students and financial experts together in its annual "Cash for College Night," which begins at 5:00p.m. Tuesday. Students taking part will learn how to apply for financial aid and scholarships. To take part, students need to bring the following items: -student's Social ...

Boulder County Housing and Human Services plans to lay off as many as 25 of its 150 employees, offer early retirement to another 45 employees and cut spending on job-training programs, child-care subsidies and child-welfare services in an effort to close a $4.5 million budget gap, the department announced Thursday.

Household size and income criteria will be used to determine eligibility. These criteria can be found on the third page of this document. Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown may be eligible for Free or Reduced Price Meals.

The Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services (DHHS) announced Thursday that it is facing a budget shortfall of about $4.5 million and is planning a host of staffing and service reductions, many of which will hurt the countys neediest families.

WASHINGTON - After a slow start, states struggling with record unemployment are scrambling to create and expand subsidized jobs programs that could employ thousands of poor adults, teens and disabled people.

Under this budget, we will provide the health and human services that Americans depend on more effectively, slashing waste and focusing programs on results.

Twenty-one one-stop shops opening in Los Angeles aim to help families apply for anti-poverty programs.

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Crosby Community Center offers information on the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at 9 a.m., Feb. 25. Nancy Bocanegra, from Community Health Choice, will answer questions and screen individuals for the program.

Here are the bills, authored by local lawmakers, that are still alive in this session of the General Assembly and their bills that are dead. To check on the language and provisions in any House or Senate bill, go to www.in.gov/legislative/index.htm and click on "Bills and Resolutions." HouseLINDA LAWSON D-Hammond Alive: HB 1258: Animal regulation HB 1193: Juvenile ...

Description: A program aimed at low-income homeowners and renters. Eligibility: Targeted at households where one or more members have received TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) or SSI (Supplemental Security Income) within the past 12 months.

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State Assemblyman Brian Nestande wrote the chairman of an Assembly government oversight committee Wednesday, urging a look into the Torres-Martinez tribal welfare program.

Budget woes are prompting Larimer County officials to cap enrollment in a program that helps low-income families pay the cost of child care.

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which operates under the direction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), plays a vital role in improving the quality of day care programs across Alabama.