low-income families

The Indiana Department of Education has released its map of all Summer Food Service Program sites, with most beginning in the next two weeks.

Elkhart Community Schools joins South Bend Community School Corp. in giving free meals to all students. South Bend will provide free meals for a fourth consecutive year.

Each Thursday in March, IUSB will host workshops to help parents get their kids to college

Affordable housing is out of reach for a majority of renters in Indiana – and the problem is only getting worse.

Affordable housing advocates say a new housing infrastructure loan fund would be a transformative game-changer – if it’s adequately funded.

Unlike coal ash ponds, the ash is dry when it’s placed into these landfills. But the group Earthjustice said the ash can still get wet when it rains or the water table rises — polluting groundwater and drinking water sources.

Lower-income Hoosiers would get a boost on a state tax credit under legislation unanimously approved by the Indiana House Monday.

Rep. Chuck Goodrich (R-Noblesville) said his bill to increase Indiana’s earned income tax credit would be a huge boost to addressing generational poverty.

When Michigan lawmakers adjourned this week, they left many priorities sitting on the table. That includes an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit.

The Michigan Poverty Task Force’s report contains 29 recommendations. They include creating a statewide rental housing partnership trust and increasing child care options.