The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is a vital component of the U.S. social safety net, offering financial support to low-income families. This federal initiative, administered ...

With all the big changes happening politically and economically, many American families are worried that programs they have counted on in the past may go away — and they could go hungry because of it.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)–The South Dakota Department of Social Services hosted a public hearing where they discussed a 10% reduction in the payment standard for the Temporary Assistance for Needy ...

In 2015, Kansas passed the HOPE (Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone) Act, which made it harder for the state’s neediest residents to access federal food and cash assistance funding. Find ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Legislature’s rules committee has passed a 10% cut to the TANF program with the goal of covering a $5.3 million dollar shortfall in the Department of Social ...

The future for low-income Americans looks bleak. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act transfers crucial dollars from America’s working class to the ultrawealthy through unprecedented ...

Americans have heard plenty about how, effective November 1, the federal government shutdown suspended regular food stamp payments to 42 million individuals. Food stamps are important welfare benefits ...

The expansion of the IndyEast Guaranteed Income Initiative pilot program will provide $500 a month to 125 families over 18 ...