Trump Cuts Threaten Americans’ Safety Net Just as More Are Expected to Need It

Trump threatens Meals on Wheels funding (Tax cuts for the rich need to be paid for)

“People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky A country in which poor older people go...

Trump Cuts Threaten Americans' Safety Net Just as More Are Expected to Need It

As tariffs spur worries of an economic downturn, Americans are poised to face higher costs with fewer resources to rely on.

Trump Cuts Threaten Americans’ Safety Net Just as More Are Expected to Need It

As tariffs spur worries of an economic downturn, Americans are poised to face higher costs with fewer resources to rely on.

‘Needs will go unmet:’ DOGE AmeriCorps cuts expected to affect WV housing construction organization - West Virginia Daily News

AmeriCorps — one of the programs in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump administration’s quest to downsize the federal government — is a “substantial part” of the work a West Virginia housing construction organization does in Kanawha and Putnam counties, an official from the organization said. Last year, volunteers from AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community Corps contributed 2,880 man hours to work with Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha and…

Safety net disappearing for many who need help with health care, housing and hunger – BG Independent News

By JAN McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News As America’s safety net is being pulled out from under those most in need, local residents gathered Saturday to learn where the gaps are growing and how they can help. A grim picture was painted by local agencies that currently keep low income, underinsured and unhoused residents from crashing through the safety net. They see their funding at risk, and those they serve spiraling to new depths. The gathering,