The government shutdown has halted child care and food benefits for millions of low-income Americans, including Head Start programs and a pause in Supplemental Nutritional Assistance payments. NICOLE ...
When food stamp benefits faced a cutoff, nonprofit groups and local governments filed lawsuits, winning court orders requiring the resumption of payments. And when military troops risked having to ...
A federal government shutdown threatens funding for Head Start preschool programs in New Bedford. If the shutdown continues past Oct. 31, busing for Head Start children will cease, impacting families ...