A decades-old state program that provides cash assistance to more than 60,000 Pennsylvanians will end this week, a move state officials say will save about $150 million annually but advocates fear ...

After a shake-up in the General Assistance program, the Town of Freeport decided to relaunch the program within a new paramedicine role. The community response specialist – a new position that the ...

For the first time in decades, John Boyd feels hopeful about the future. The graying 61-year-old is not living on the streets, not bouncing between homeless shelters. He’s sober – 17 months clean of ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Democrats in the Pennsylvania House and Senate are pushing a pair of bills to replace the general assistance program which ended in early August. General assistance provided ...