The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is seen in Washington, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes the total elimination ...

LAWRENCE — Anti-poverty advocates and a Democratic congresswoman on Thursday accused the Trump administration of “doubling down” on spending cuts that could harm the state’s lowest-income residents.

Advocates for rural and low-income families in Maine say a critical source of federal funding is at risk. The Trump ...

When disaster strikes, Texans help Texans. We saw it after the devastating July 4 storms. Neighbors arrived with chainsaws. Churches opened shelters. Civic groups gave time and resources. Local ...

EL PASO COUNTY — The El Paso County Department of Human Services (DHS) is actively accepting applications from community organizations to receive funding through the Community Services Block Grant.

Federal budget reductions, especially in human services, has been well publicized. Maui Economic Opportunity, Maui County’s Community Action Agency fighting poverty in our communities, has not been ...

In 1998, when Bethlehem’s future was anything but certain, community leaders in south Bethlehem worked with the leadership of Community Action Lehigh Valley and the city to create a nonprofit that ...

DEAR HELOISE: Recently, I was approached to invest in something that has me puzzled. It was a program that offered what was called a community service block grant. It supposedly helps communities ...

Calcasieu Parish is giving local organizations the opportunity to request grant funding to improve service delivery around the community. The Calcasieu Parish Human Services Department is providing ...

Neighborhood groups aiming to bring revitalization projects to their streets now have an opportunity to do so through a Love Your Block grant awarded to the City of Columbia. The Bloomberg Center for ...

President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget proposal includes the total elimination of the Community Services Block Grant, a little-known but vitally important source of funding aimed at reducing poverty for ...