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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

For those who help the poor, 2025 goes down as a year of chaos

Funding cuts and shutdowns increased demand for local anti-poverty services while disrupting assistance and threatening community agencies' ability to operate.
fromCity Limits
2 months ago

Program That Helps New Yorkers Pay Winter Heating Bills Delayed by Federal Shutdown, Gov. Says

Nearly 1 million New York City households relied on the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (known as LIHEAP, or HEAP) last winter to help afford their energy costs, more than any other region in the state. Applications for this season were supposed to open Nov. 3, but are being delayed for at least a few weeks-or until the federal government reopens and reallocates funding, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday.
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