Next week, the House of Representatives is expected to pass deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – previously known as food stamps. 
Every Georgia family that participates in SNAP would see their food assistance eliminated or cut.  Children, seniors, and people with disabilities would be among the… [Read more]

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By now you have probably heard that Georgia owes a lot of money to the federal government, $736 million to be exact, for helping us pay state unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.
What hasn’t received enough attention, however, is how Georgia got into this mess. For more than a decade Georgia… [Read more]

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As Congress finalizes the extension of the TANF program for the remainder of FFY 2012 (ending September 30, 2012), it can restore the TANF Supplemental Grant.  In Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2011, Congress did not fully fund the TANF Supplemental Grant for the first time. Georgia received $12.7 million less,… [Read more]

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This month Congress will address extending the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program through September 30, 2012. As of today, Congress has eliminated the TANF Supplemental Grant which leaves Georgia short $37.3 million for many health and human service programs. If Congress doesn’t restore the TANF Supplemental Grant, Georgia… [Read more]

On December 31st, everyone will gather together to welcome in the New Year.  Yet thousands of jobless Georgians worry today if Congress will pull the rug out from under them and their families in 2012.
In January 2012, nearly 70,000 Georgia workers, who lost their jobs due to no fault… [Read more]