Poverty Issues
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Missouri community healthcare centers face 340B uncertainty
While large hospitals and pharmaceutical manufacturers battle over drug costs, Missouri community health centers see themselves as collateral damage…
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Justice group: Congressional budget cuts will hurt vulnerable New Jerseyans
Economic justice advocates in New Jersey are calling on Congress to avoid deep cuts in the 2024 federal budget proposed by a small group of hard-line …
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Hunger Action Month: Farm Bill offers chance to support, expand SNAP
Hunger Action Month is coming to a close, but one major action for ensuring people are fed remains on the horizon. The largest federal food-…
Monday, September 25, 2023
Race for new affordable housing money could leave Western Slope behind
By Ilana Newman for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabora…
Hunger Action Month finds NE food bank in "crisis mode"
It is Hunger Action Month, and a Nebraska organization fighting hunger said action is badly needed, at both the national and state levels. In a June …
SD boosts outreach for WIC participation
South Dakota health leaders have said it can be a challenge to reach people eligible for a long-standing nutrition assistance program for at-risk new …
Health Exchange Open for Coloradans Dropped from Medicaid Rolls
Coloradans who were dropped from the state's Medicaid health insurance plan, Health First Colorado, can sign up for new coverage before open …
Akron is Latest OH City to Retire Medical Debt
Since the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, a number of cities and counties in Ohio and around the nation have used ARPA funding to …
NY Health Experts Help People Find Health Care Plans
New York health experts are preparing people for the health-care coverage open-enrollment period. Between 2010 and 2021, the number of New Yorkers …
Harvest Celebration Marks Decades-Long Quest to Address Food Insecurity
This year's Food to Power Harvest Festival marks 10 years since Colorado Springs residents launched a food rescue project to get fruits and vegetables…
Amid Nationwide Surge in Child Poverty, MN Mitigation Plan Takes Flight
Policy experts are reacting to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, showing the nation's child poverty rate has more than doubled, to 12%. In …
Diaper Pilot Program Aims to Keep Families Healthy, Working
Massachusetts groups will be part of a new federal pilot program to help low-income families ensure they have the diapers they need to keep both babie…