Councilmember Clare Killman has announced she will not seek re-election in 2027, opening up a seat on the Carbondale council.
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As many as 150,000 Illinois households may lose federal food assistance beginning May 1 as a result of federal funding cuts as well as eligibility and work requirement changes under President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."
The Paducah Cooperative Ministry announced an exciting fundraising milestone of $3.2 million in its 'Share a New Start' campaign towards building a new 50-bed emergency shelter and client choice food pantry.
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MAYFIELD — Spring applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program open ¶¶ÒõÖ±²¥Èí¼þ, and leaders at West Kentucky Allied Services wan…
Kentucky’s annual unemployment rate for 2025 was 4.6%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics, an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
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Rising gas prices are straining household budgets across western Kentucky, and nonprofits say more families are turning to them for help with basic needs.
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Nearly 45% of women in Kentucky are victims of domestic violence, according to the Center for Women and Families. To address this, the Merryman House hosted the Nehemiah Project, which provided community members and law enforcement with training on how to assist survivors.
Paducah Cooperative Ministry released the preliminary results of the K-Count — an annual assessment of the county's homeless population — ¶¶ÒõÖ±²¥Èí¼þ, noting a 16% increase in homelessness since 2025.
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Approximately 450,000 Kentuckians are enrolled in the Medicaid expansion program, which would face significant changes under the proposed House Bill 2, experts say.
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A local nonprofit that helps with basic needs and emergency assistance is seeing the impacts of inflation and transportation scarcity among its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.
