Chicago, Illinois, USA - May 01, 2006: A group of protestors gather to protest against immigration reform.A man in a green shirt and a man in a flannel shirt marche and chant down the street in protest. The day was named May Day by protestors.
By Diane Harris In January 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE) to strengthen labor standards enforcement for immigrant workers. The program gave workers in labor disputes temporary protection from deportation and work authorization, ensuring they could participate…
OCTAE in the U.S. Department of Education launched a new initiative earlier this year to provide numerous valuable resources that can benefit practitioners, policymakers, administrators, funders, and others develop career pathways.
This is the final installment of our Student Voices series, featuring powerful testimonials from actual students to the need for a comprehensive reform of the Higher Education Act.
This is the second installment of our Student Voices series, featuring powerful testimonials from actual students to the need for a comprehensive reform of the Higher Education Act.
Three of the colleges—Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC), and Skyline College—used innovative and successful strategies to implement their benefits access work through the use of student workers.
This is the first installment of our Student Voices series, which will feature a new student story every week in September. These powerful testimonials from actual students speak to the need for a comprehensive reform of the Higher Education Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security in the United States in 2013 report revealed that more than 49.1 million people (or 14.3 percent of households), including 15.8 million children, struggled with food insecurity in 2013.
As the California legislature wraps up its session, a number of critical bills that improve access to safety net programs are waiting for Governor Jerry Brown’s signature.
The 2014 Farm Bill reauthorization includes $200 million for the creation and evaluation of three-year pilot projects testing innovative SNAP E&T strategies in up to 10 states.
Across the country, despite gridlock in Congress, workers and advocates have been winning campaigns to enact new rules that will improve the quality of jobs, particularly those paying lower wages.