This Little-Known Perk Helps You Get Money for “Free” Costco Groceries—Here’s How

Ready to get rid of that old tech you have lying around? Costco has a cool program that helps you get free money for your old ...

This housing program helped kids escape poverty — by changing who they befriended

In the 1990s, Congress created HOPE VI, a program that demolished old public housing projects and replaced them with more up-to-date ones. But the program went further than just improving public ...
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This LA Jail Program Is A Huge Success. So Why Can’t It Take On More People?

A six-year-old special Los Angeles County program to divert people from jails is now overwhelmingly considered a success. Run by the Office of Diversion and Reentry — called ODR Housing — the ...

FRESH program would provide one-time SNAP cash; critics question cost

As new federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program take effect this month, Illinois lawmakers are considering a state-run program that would ...