Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Head Start, a free learning program for children from low-income families, is next on the chopping block as the government ...

It’s easy to assume that government entitlement programs and the social safety net are designed exclusively for low-income households. But that’s not true. Many government programs are designed as ...

With energy costs continuing to rise as part of a higher overall cost of living, many Americans are struggling to keep up with utility bills. A recent Payless Power study of more than 1,000 people, ...

The ongoing government shutdown is jeopardizing funding for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, potentially leaving millions of families without essential food benefits. The ongoing ...

A food aid program that helps more than 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money within two weeks unless the government shutdown ends, forcing states to use their ...

Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown, leaving many ...