Nonprofits deliver essential services across the U.S. This piece explores why they are central to the social safety net—and what happens when we underinvest in them.

The historic government shutdown is a clear sign that cluelessness and dysfunction in Washington has reached epic proportions. Yet focusing on the shutdown rather than the concerns underpinning the ...

Commentary: Families with consistent support are healthier, more productive and better able to escape poverty. Safety nets ...

Closing the gaps in our social safety nets allows people to thrive rather than merely survive, ensures that ambition is rewarded and strengthens society as a whole. Anything less is a failure of ...

Approximately 1.3 million minor children receive survivor benefits after the loss of a parent or parents who worked and paid Social Security taxes. The benefit can be life changing. Heather Hill knows ...

The number of working Americans seeking aid from local social-service organizations is rising fast in cities and towns across the country. But for a growing share of Americans, help may not be ...

One of the most contentious subjects, somewhat aligned with politics, is the term “social safety nets.” Whether the term is a proper definition of the various assistance programs is arguable, but for ...

Millions of Americans rely on federal subsidies and programs to make ends meet. But the shutdown and other cuts have them looking elsewhere for help. Here's how residents in rural New York are coping.

SPRINGFIELD — This past summer and fall, Springfield’s Office of Housing heard reports of families who were sleeping in area parks, said Housing Director Gerry McCafferty. As the year gave way to ...

President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states over concerns about fraud. The ...

The World Bank has approved USD 200 million in funding to implement a project aimed at strengthening the social safety net and building systems in Lebano ...