Internet and cell phone payment assistance / Christina Morillo, Pexels The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a temporary program to assist families and households who are struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FCC says this benefit was created to help with virtual learning, online…

Produce at the grocery store / Mehrad Vosoughi, Canva Pro Federal food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC were expanded and strengthened during the pandemic for many qualifying families and amounts increased. The Biden Administration and the Department of Agriculture are discussing plans to extend these benefits and…

Photo credit: Child Tax Credit / Andy Dean Photography, Canva Pro Letters from the Internal Revenue Service have been sent out to over 36 million Americans who may be eligible to receive advance payments of their 2021 Child Tax Credit. As part of a tax provision in the…

Photo credit: Artem Zhukov / Pexels Millions of people living in the U.S. fell behind paying their rent and utilities amid the pandemic. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1 in 5 renters are currently behind on rent. Even as the American economy continues…

Fruit display in the supermarket / gemma, Unsplash President Joe Biden made some sweeping changes to many federal food assistance programs through the American Rescue Plan back in March, such as increasing SNAP benefits by 15% and increasing access to online purchasing for SNAP participants. Additionally, receiving SNAP…

In order for a lawful return to the U.S. to happen, immigrants have to challenge their initial deportation in court, which requires that all options have been exhausted for judicial review. Photo credit: Claire Anderson, Unsplash Last week, a Supreme Court ruling established that immigrants cannot easily return…