Low Income families

President Donald Trump’s (R) administration wants to eliminate the program that administers more than $4 billion nationally to pay for heating and cooling the homes of low-income residents.

Head Start supports low-income parents and their young children. By setting aside vouchers for their housing program, officials say they’re able to cut through some of the time-consuming red tape to quickly place families in safe housing.

According to a new report from the United Way of Connecticut, thousands of households are struggling to earn a living wage.

Applications are now open for financial assistance to expecting mothers in Connecticut with a household income of less than $44,000.

The Diaper Bank of Connecticut will buy tampons and menstrual pads in bulk with a $1.95 million grant from the Department of Public Health.

The federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program has allocated more than $3.5 billion across the country to help Americans pay their heat bills as colder weather approaches and energy costs remain high.

Connecticut resident Tabitha Frank's 2-year-old son Corneliuz died after falling from a window in July. But family hardships preceded the tragedy.

A status report released this week showed that the Diaper Connections program has distributed over 1 million diapers to over 2,200 families in Connecticut.

A Connecticut joint legislative committee approved a 31% reduction in the state’s budget for federal low-income home heating assistance this week.

On Long Island, a longstanding pillar of the Black community celebrated its grand reopening after a $3.3 million makeover. The Bridgehampton Child Care and Recreational Center now offers more classrooms and after school programs.