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The number of poor female-headed families with children dropped from 3.8 million to 3.1 million between 1994 and 1999, a 22% decline compared to a 48% decline in caseloads. [27] As a result, the share of working poor in the U.S. population rose, as some women left public assistance for employment but remained poor. [6]
The federal government also maintains a contingency $2 billion TANF fund (TANF CF) to assist states that may have rising unemployment. [25] The new TANF program expired on September 30, 2010, on schedule with states drawing down the entire original emergency fund of $5 billion and the contingency fund of $2 billion allocated by ARRA.
The Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) is an agency that provides affordable housing for low-income families in Atlanta. Today, the AHA is the largest housing agency in Georgia and one of the largest in the United States, serving approximately 50,000 people. [2] The AHA was founded in 1938, taking over from the Public Works Administration (PWA).
The Georgia Department of Human Services does not keep statistics on how many 18 to 21-year-olds are homeless in the state. According to the Fostering Success Act, which was signed by Gov. Brian ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – A one-time disaster assistance payment has been made available to eligible residents of Georgia in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Registration is required to be ...
By the time Kimberly Loper, 28, got the news that she would receive a Section 8 voucher – a coveted federal rental subsidy for low-income families – she had been on the waitlist for three years.
In the United States, federal assistance, also known as federal aid, federal benefits, or federal funds, is defined as any federal program, project, service, or activity provided by the federal government that directly assists domestic governments, organizations, or individuals in the areas of education, health, public safety, public welfare, and public works, among others.
But the more nonurban parts of Georgia are only part of the electoral puzzle. It’s a dramatically different story in Atlanta and its vote-rich suburbs where enthusiasm runs high for both Harris and Trump, although often divided by race.