Tag: low-income
Why Rep. Terri Sewell is Sistah Strut’s Ambassador of Hope
By Brenda Phillips-Hong
At Brenda’s Brown Bosom Buddies, Sistah Strut is one of our premier events, and our goal is to celebrate breast cancer survivors,...
These programs can help pay your utility bills and lower your...
By Dennis Washington
If you live in Alabama and are low-income, age 60 or older and/or disabled, programs are available to help pay utilities and...
Family pictures for homeless, low-income at YWCA worth 1,000 words
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Tylanna Lane was at the YWCA of Central Alabama in downtown Birmingham for her first family photo when she got...
What The President’s Change to the Affordable Care Act Means For...
By Eugene Kiely
Factcheck.org
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will “immediately” stop making payments that help low-income people pay for out-of-pocket health care...
Federal lawsuit alleges Fair Housing violations and discrimination in redevelopment of...
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
A federal lawsuit seeking to stop planned redevelopment of Birmingham’s Southtown Court public housing community contends that the city of...
For some low-income workers, retirement is only a dream
By Maria Ines Zamudio
For The Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - It was a striking image. A photo of an 89-year-old man hunched over, struggling to...