DTE Energy offering assistance through Low-Income Self-Sufficiency Plan amid government shutdown

More than a month into the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, worries over how families will be able to pay their ...

Low-income families face a financial cliff as government shutdown threatens 4 federal aid programs

"I'm wondering how I'm going to be able to afford everything" if federal food aid is halted, one single mom said.

Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for millions of low-income families

Millions of low-income families may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Government shutdown expected to delay energy assistance for low-income households

Energy assistance directors are urging utilities to suspend service shut-offs as low-income families brace for higher bills ...

Solar for all? U.S. cities take green power to low-income homes

To hear Emil King tell it, the benefits of the 8,000-odd solar panels shimmering before him on an industrial lot in ...

Reno agency opens low-income housing waitlists indefinitely amid shutdown

The Reno Housing Authority, which remains operational during the government shutdown, indefinitely opened its waitlist for ...
WBEZ

CPS lunchroom workers say wages are so low they can barely feed their own families

The workers, most earning $18.42 or less an hour, picketed outside CPS headquarters Monday. They’ve been working without a ...