Expanding access to free Toronto Public Health dental services is one of 27 recommendations in the city’s new seniors strategy. It’s heading to the executive committee for a stamp of approval on Monday.
Tag: lowincome
Elite Colleges Expand Efforts to Enroll and Support Low-Income Students
A growing group of highly ranked colleges and universities have joined an effort to bring in more low- and moderate-income students. And as more needy students enroll, the schools are helping with costs beyond tuition, such as those for art supplies or meals, and working to close graduation gaps.
A Small College That Mostly Accepts Low-Income Students Is A Last-Minute Loser In The Republicans' Tax Plan
A tiny college in Appalachia that accepts almost entirely low-income students and charges no tuition saw its fortunes under the Republican tax bill abruptly shift because of a technicality, prompting an outcry that aimed blame at both parties. Just before the bill passed Congress, Senate Democrats on Tuesday challenged a provision that would have exempted […]
FCC vote could force low-income households offline
Bootstrapping yourself out of poverty via the internet is about to get a lot harder in the US. The FCC, led by industry-friendly chairman Ajit Pai, has voted along party lines to reform the low-income Lifeline broadband subsidy program. Among the most contentious items are a proposal to tighten eligibility requirements and cap spending, and […]
800,000 low-income UK homes to benefit from free solar panels
One of the biggest ever green energy schemes in the UK is set to provide clean energy for as many as 800,000 low-income homes over the next five years, renewable energy provider Solarplicity has revealed. As part of a £160 million investment from Netherlands-based Maas Capital (part of the ABN AMRO Bank), the company will […]
Prejudice may push low-income shoppers to unhealthy options
An unhealthy diet is not just a result of food insecurity but also of the stigma that surrounds it, believes Guelph researcher Kelly Hodgins. “Our societal discourses, assumptions and judgements against those living in poverty are actually helping to maintain this inequality.” CBC | Health News
Diaper bank robbers nab 100,000 nappies meant for low-income families
Published time: 2 Mar, 2017 00:31Edited time: 2 Mar, 2017 00:34 Northeastern Wisconsin’s Fox Cities Diaper Bank was robbed of some 100,000 donated diapers intended for financially struggling families, and investigators have little information to go on. Sometime between January 3 and February 13, $ 45,000 worth of diapers was stolen from a diaper bank […]
FCC slows expansion of low-income broadband subsidies
Newly appointed FCC chairman Ajit Pai reversed a number of his predecessors’ actions this afternoon, including shutting down a series of inquiries into net neutrality violations. While those were the more attention-grabbing changes, Pai also took actions that suggest he’s planning to alter Federal Communications Commission programs that subsidize broadband for schools and low-income families. […]
