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Americans have been celebrating the reaction to Hurricane Harvey as an example of Americans taking care of each other. There is much to celebrate. But we…
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The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy (SCAA) is a leading statewide policy analysis and advocacy organization working to shape policies to improve…
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We've all seen bumper stickers that complain, "I work so welfare queens don't have to" and other complaints about taking care of people in need.…
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Which Presidential candidate called for “high sustained economic growth where more people can have earned success?” and in what year? No, it was not Bill…
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Massachusetts lawmakers in the Berkshires are the latest politicians participating in a national anti-hunger campaign to raise awareness about what people…
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The man in charge of administering much of the social services system in Massachusetts is trying to live for a week on a food budget equal to what is…
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Massachusetts Interim Commissioner of the state Department of Transitional Assistance visited Pittsfield last night as part of a statewide campaign…
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In the wake of a report released earlier this year by the Massachusetts Inspector General suggesting that $25 million may be wasted in the welfare system…
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A recent report released by the Inspector General of Massachusetts claims that the state’s welfare system could be paying out up to $25 million in…
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As the Massachusetts House is set to begin debate today on a proposed $32 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins in July, anti poverty…