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Holiday Season Sees Rise in Domestic Violence as Shelters Report High Demand

Advocates warn holiday pressures can escalate abuse, urging survivors to use 24/7 hotlines.

North Carolina DSS Caseworker Pleads Guilty to Stealing $102,000 in SNAP Funds

San Diego City, County and Others Settle Arabella McCormack Case for $31.5 Million

LIHEAP Funds Flow to States as Heating Assistance Programs Reopen After Shutdown

Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Awards $102.5 Million to 32 Nonprofits to Combat Family Homelessness

SSA Documents Reveal 2026 Plan to Halve Field Office Visits

Pontiac Mother Pleads No Contest to Welfare Fraud as Abuse Case Proceeds

Midis Reports 4.6 Million Services Delivered to Remote Sierra and Selva Communities

Punjab Rolls Out School Meals for Special Education Students

ONP Says Over 60,000 Peruvians Now Receive Proportional Pensions

St. Vincent Programs Deliver Thousands of Thanksgiving Meals to Homebound Seniors in LA and Jacksonville

Santa Fe Mother to Be Formally Charged After Boy With Down Syndrome Found Alone in Plaza

France’s Child Protection Scandal Reignites as New Reports Expose Prostitution Inside State Care

Government Orders Mass Review of Carer’s Allowance Overpayments After Sayce Report

LA Mission, Hope the Mission Join Forces to Serve Thousands for Thanksgiving on Skid Row

Banque Alimentaire Launches National Three-Day Collection Nov. 28–30

Christmas Bonus Stays at £10 as Qualifying Week Starts Monday

LDPR Sends Bills to Government for State-Backed Alimony and a Minimum 'Parental Salary'

France Confirms 2025 Christmas Bonus Payments Start December 16

DWP Starts Winter Payouts, With £10 Christmas Bonus and Up to £300 Fuel Support