Find out how these federal, state and provider-specific programs can help households struggling with energy bills.

The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

Federal food assistance programs used by millions could be at risk as the federal government shutdown continues, proponents of those programs said. The federal government went into a shutdown Oct. 1 ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — It’s day two of the government shutdown and if it carries on long enough, people who rely on food service programs could start to see impacts. Local food pantries like ...

The government-funded Home Energy Assistance Program (H.E.A.P.) has returned, just as the weather gets colder. Originally set to reopen at the start of November, the program was delayed due to the ...

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Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, had been delayed for weeks by the federal government ...

During a government shutdown, only programs deemed essential for protecting life and property are kept operational. The employees who staff those critical programs do not get paid for their work until ...

The Low Income Energy Assistance Program, known as LIEAP, usually begins Dec. 1 but was pushed back due to the historic ...

The Minnesota Department of Commerce on Wednesday said they'd received $112.7 million in federal funds for the energy ...

As millions of Americans face a gap in food assistance due to the federal government shutdown, some families also worry about how they’ll pay their winter heating bills. The shutdown has delayed ...