A lack of affordable housing is a pressing issue for many low﹊ncome American families and can lead to eviction from their homes. Housing assistance programs to address this problem include public housing and other assistance, including vouchers, through which a government agency offsets the cost...
What other forms of financial assistance are available for home improvements? If you’re not eligible for a home improvement grant but still can’t afford to make the repairs you need on your own, consider these alternatives: Low-cost loans:Some organizations, such as the USDA and HUD, also...
More than 2,000 homes have been destroyed by the fires. The government assistance is to be used to help rebuild towns and repair basic facilities damaged by the fires. Morrison said the military was now attempting to get food, fuel and water to burned-out communities. Engineers were working...
Government assistance in the form of food stamps does help but, as one homeless man explains, you can’’t pay the rent with food stamps. With no money for rent, the streets and homeless shelters become the alternative. Although men constitute the largest group within the homeless population,...
The federal government also provides paid employment for people with disabilities, a rehabilitation service, and subsidies for senior citizens’ homes. State agencies provide assistance to single parents, those whose spouses are in prison, homeless youths, handicapped persons, and neglected or abandoned ...
For their assistance in giving me access to specific household GIS data and an early release of the 5th wave of CAPS data, I thank Jeremy Seekings, Brendan Maughan-Brown and David Lam. Thank you to Magdalen College, Oxford for providing a great deal of the funding that made possible my ...
Li Ming, spokesperson for China International Development Cooperation Agency, said that China is willing to continue providing assistance to the people in the disaster-stricken areas based on Myanmar's needs, supporting their efforts to overcome the disaster as soon as possible.He expressed confidence ...
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development provides housing assistance to seniors aged 55 years and older to help pay for rent, moving expenses and lower energy bills. The senior's income cannot exceed the low-income limit level to qua
Flash Flooding Forces Evacuation of Elementary School in Western Maryland Flooding in rural western Maryland has forced the evacuation of an elementary school as downtown homes and businesses have been inundated with rising floodwaters in Westernport ...
…The city mentioned potential funding from the Illinois Grocery Initiative — which commits $20 million for grants and technical assistance for grocery stores across the state. Chicago would be the first major city in the U.S. with a municipally-owned grocery store if advanced. Given the ...