#social-services

#social-services

A federal judge in San Diego ordered the Trump administration to reinstate social and legal services for families separated at the border, ruling it violated a court settlement.

"Barking and Dagenham Council is spending about 1.9m a year on housing just 20 children deemed to be at high risk of harm to themselves or others."

"These support programs are being cut amid an increased environment of hostility towards LGBTQ+ people. We're really seeing this coming together ... of different pressures that are going to lead to poverty and unemployment among LGBTQ+ people."

"These support programs are being cut amid an increased environment of hostility towards LGBTQ+ people," said Brad Sears, distinguished scholar of law and policy at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. "We're really seeing this coming together ... of different pressures that are going to lead to poverty and unemployment among LGBTQ+ people."

The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" contains $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and adds $350 billion for defense and border security, projected to increase the national deficit by trillions.

NATO's leaders agreed to invest 5% of their countries' GDP on defense by 2035, prompting concerns over military escalation, social service cuts, and climate outcomes.

"This contributes to structural racism," she said. "That's not the aim, I understand that, but that's what it's doing."

"The money is not the most important part to me," Moen said. "I'm doing it because I want to be able to add to this lacking workforce. I know that we don't have enough so I will be one extra person to help."

Karen Ford's appointment as CEO of HousingPlus signals a new chapter for the organization as it continues its commitment to supporting women and families impacted by homelessness.

A South Carolina couple faces criminal charges after alleged neglect allowed their infant twins to be injured by rats, exposing serious concerns about child safety.

President Trump’s budget proposal represents a significant contraction in government spending, aiming to cut $163 billion and impacting various crucial programs, particularly for the poor.

The Adams administration is providing $5.4 billion in advance payments to nonprofit organizations for FY 2026, strengthening the relationship with vital partners serving vulnerable populations.

As we move forward with the next phase of the budget process, it will become crystal clear in committee after committee the damage they are trying to do to the American people.

The main goal of permanent supportive housing is to keep people who have been chronically homeless out of homelessness, and from what we saw at the Lenniger, it does a great job of that.

Housing Connector's model bridges the gap between property owners and service providers, offering a solution-oriented approach that benefits landlords and residents in need.

New York needs a comprehensive, modernized infrastructure to get food to hungry older adults and a system that goes beyond the outdated model of providing just one meal per day, five days a week.