Restorative justice programs and other alternatives to incarceration can help prevent harm and promote healing, while keeping ...

As Medicaid cuts loom, a Sebastopol mother fears losing support that keeps her 5-year-old with epilepsy living at home.

Baltimore’s inspector general found that the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement mismanaged data, grant funds and oversight in its SideStep youth diversion program.

County parole and probation services and the restorative justice program could be merged into one department, if approved by ...

The proposal is well-grounded in existing best practices, and there is wide support for it among the public and City Council.

Greenfield and North Monterey County schools are set to receive millions in funding to provide alternatives to gangs and ...

Many veterans live hours from VA facilities, or they need health services that aren't readily available from the VA. In such cases, the department is supposed to provide a referral and pay for private ...

Federal workers who don't normally need social services are on their 21st day without pay, while food programs such as SNAP ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has prohibited funding for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November, ...

Approximately 2 million Pennsylvanians depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, but the government ...

City officials are placing on hold proposed ordinances that would prohibit sleeping and camping in public spaces while ...

Savannah Police have made 15 arrests and given 179 citations under its urban camping prohibition since its passage on June 12 ...