Living at home allows low-income seniors and disabled individuals to maintain an independent lifestyle, improves quality of life, and saves money. Nursing home care is costly for the individuals living there as well as for taxpayers who foot the bill when the families’ money runs out...

In low-income urban communities, residents often do not have easy access to fresh produce either at grocery stores or from farms and gardens, which can lead to unhealthy lifestyles, obesity and other health issues. In the City of Rockford, Illinois, the City Human Service Department recognized this need...

The Parkside Neighborhood Center People’s Regional Opportunity Program (PROP) is a Community Action Agency serving twenty-three communities in Cumberland County, Maine. In 2009, PROP intensified its efforts to serve Parkside, a particularly distressed community located in its service area. With over 5,000 residents, Parkside...

Rylin and David Rodgers were shocked at how quickly medical debt changed their lives. They had college educations, good jobs with health insurance, and comfortable savings before their children were born. Unaccustomed to asking for help, Rylin once went three days without eating as she sat by her son’s hospital bed.

You might be surprised how much Medicaid matters to me. My parents have health insurance for our family through their jobs, but it is not enough to cover the cost and needs that come with Mitochondrial Disease. Without Medicaid, I wouldn't have my blog...

Taylor is looking intently at the matching game in front of her. The 3 1/2-year-old is the picture of concentration, so much so that she is beating the pants off the adults playing with her. During the game, she asks to take a nap, and her mother gently redirects her to continue with the game until it is done...