President Biden wants universal pre-K. A large new study examines its likely effects.

A group of census and data experts called on Congress on Tuesday to increase funding for the U.S. Census Bureau, saying the agency needs the money to pay for infrastructure improvements. In a letter to the chairs and ranking members of House and Senate Appropriations committees, The Census Project, a national coalition of 55 organizations, including […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — The Department of Human Services announced Tuesday that the state has received $224 million in food assistance for families with young kids. The state received approval from the USDA to extend pandemic electronic benefit transfer to families enrolled in the state’s SNAP program.

As part of the latest COVID-19 relief package, the federal government has expanded the child tax credit and made it available to all families with children except those with the highest incomes.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services provided an update Thursday on public assistance enrollment numbers for March 2021.