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State and local leaders announced Wednesday the start of a financial assistance program to support expectant mothers and their newborn babies in Flint.

The head of a Metro Detroit non-profit social services agency that’s in charge of distributing federal stimulus funds says the COVID-19 pandemic has left…

On Wednesday a state senate panel will review a bill that would cut off welfare benefits to families whose children skip school repeatedly.About 29,000…

As part of our State of Opportunity project, we’re following parents as they struggle to get off public assistance and make a better future for their…

Applicants for cash assistance in Michigan will have to go through a new 21-day assessment.The state Department of Human Services Wednesday said the…

Bridge Magazine's Ron French reports on legislation that could be "a nail in the coffin" for efforts to halt welfare rule changes in Michigan."The effort…

Nine months after a Michigan welfare reform was implemented, the number of Michigan families receiving state checks plummeted to the lowest level in more…

State lawmakers are taking testimony on legislation to require some state welfare recipients to undergo drug testing.Michigan tried before to require drug…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan officials are sending letters to 13,000 low-income families who have lost cash assistance because they hit a five-year…

The online magazine Bridge and Michigan Watch are collaborating on a year-long series of reports about the Michigan families who were removed from…