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When Will You Get Your Social Security Check in July 2025? Here's the Full Payment Schedule

As the calendar flips to July, millions of Americans are keeping an eye out for their Social Security deposits. Whether you're receiving SSI, retirement, spousal, or survivor be...

Social Security Payments September 2025: Who Gets Paid on Wednesday, Sept. 17?

Social Security remains a financial lifeline for millions of retirees, disabled workers, and their families. Knowing the exact payment date helps seniors and families budget for essentials like ...

Social Security Payments September 2025: Exact Dates You’ll Get Paid

From rent to groceries to everyday expenses, Social Security remains a financial anchor for millions of Americans every month. But with Labor Day falling on Monday, Sept. 1, 2025, many beneficiaries are...

SNAP FY 2026 COLA: New Income Limits and Monthly Allotments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the Fiscal Year 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). These adjustments update income eligibility,...

Home Improvement Grants and Rental Assistance for Low-Income Americans

The USDA offers single-family home repair grants. Grants can be competitive. When you are ready to apply for a grant, you will need to provide evidence of wages or self-employed income statements, bank acc...

Trump Administration Tries to Turn Medicaid into Block Grants

It has long been a conservative dream to transform Medicaid into a system where the expenditures for the federal government are capped. As opposed to a traditional safety net program, Republicans have aspired to ch...

A Path Forward: Recovery and Rebuilding After the Middle Tennessee Tornadoes

The tornadoes that tore through Middle Tennessee left heartbreak and destruction in their wake. Homes were reduced to rubble, businesses were damaged, and lives were lost, leaving communities forev...

$70 Million in Stimulus Grants to Help Chicago

Just last week a $2.2 trillion stimulus package was pushed through Congress and signed by the President, in order to provide relief for workers and businesses during these times of economic recession. Though while that seems ...

What Are SAFE Grants and Are You Eligible for One?

There are all sorts of helpful grants out there right now, and one of the most exciting new options is the SAFE grant program. This grant was recently released as part of a coronavirus relief bill. It's not available to eve...