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Head Start Has to Favor 3-Year-Olds Over 4-Year-Olds Where Full-Day Pre-K Already Exists
Head Start caps income at the poverty line, a child…
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A Family of Four Can Earn $61,050 and Still Qualify for WIC
A family of four earning up to $61,050 a year…
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Every Student at His School Eats Free. That Alone Didn’t Get Her Son the Advanced Placement Exam Discount.
Universal free lunch at his school made the family assume…
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Her Section 8 Voucher Paid Rent for Six Years. Her Housing Authority Let It Pay a Mortgage Instead.
Her voucher paid rent for six years. Her housing authority…
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A $420 Electric Deposit, Waived by Income: The Rule Most Families Never Ask About
A $420 electric deposit nearly went on the credit card…
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License-Exempt Relative Child Care: Getting Paid for the Hours No Center Covers
No licensed center in the county is open at 10…
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Food Assistance for Mixed-Status Families: Why a Citizen Child Still Qualifies
Her two children were born in the US and qualified…
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504 Plans and School Medication: Who Can Actually Give the Insulin
When the school nurse is only in the building two…
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Project-Based Rental Assistance: Why the Subsidy Stays With the Apartment for the First Year
A family assumes their rental help will follow them anywhere,…
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Energy Assistance Does Not Follow a Family Across State Lines
A family approved for energy assistance in February has to…
More Help for Families
- The Child Care Subsidy Waitlist: How to Get Priority and What to Use Meanwhile
- Shared Custody and Food Assistance: Only One Household Can Claim Your Child
- School-Based Medicaid: Your Child’s Therapy Plan Gets Billed at No Cost to You
- A New Baby on a Housing Voucher: When One More Bedroom Becomes Official
- Heating With Propane or Wood: How a Bulk-Fuel Delivery Benefit Actually Pays
