A member of Local 79 of the Laborer’s Union, Hell’s Kitchen resident Norene Walker helped build the new state-of-the-art 52-story New York Times building on Eighth Avenue. She’s earned her biceps and ...

One of the longtime dividing lines between conservatives and liberals or progressives is whether those receiving welfare benefits should be required to work. Conservatives see the requirement as a way ...

Amid negotiations over lifting the nation’s debt limit, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., offered his take on the merits of tying federal safety net assistance programs to work requirements.

For decades, America’s various welfare programs have discouraged low-income adults from working and trapped millions in poverty. But the Trump administration is now working to fix the nation’s welfare ...

A child welfare worker is often the first person to respond to a child in need and among the last people to handle their case before they’re reunified with parents or placed in a loving, permanent ...

(The Center Square) – Reinstating work requirements for some welfare recipients found support across the aisle on Wednesday. Without a waiver, able-bodied adults would have to work at least 20 hours a ...

The House has included a major restructuring of the nation's welfare system in its massive budget cutting bill, which would substantially increase the hours of work, training and community service the ...

As budget reconciliation negotiations continue in Washington, some congressional Republicans see an opportunity to improve social welfare programs by strengthening work requirements. Just last month, ...

(The Center Square) – Reinstating work requirements for some welfare recipients found support across the aisle on Wednesday. It’s a notable change after the partisan nature of the debate in recent ...