Amid growing concerns about living expenses, declining incomes and inflation, Boston residents are experiencing increased food prices, insecurity and inaccessibility.
The extension of benefits comes almost a year after the outbreak of COVID-19, which forced many schools to transition to hybrid and remote learning — a change that has been uniquely impactful to students who relied on subsidized lunches to eat.
In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a failed USG amendment, Boston’s ranking among the gloomiest cities in the U.S., the Dance Theatre Group’s upcoming show, and more.
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Local residents relying on food stamps might suffer a cut in benefits. The White House has proposed a plan to adjust how eligibility is calculated, and it puts low-income Massachusetts households in the state at a disadvantage.
The two women who sued a Boston University horn professor for sexual harassment said Wednesday that they hope the lawsuit will change the university’s administrative culture that “tolerates and...
Planned Parenthood, one of this nation’s largest reproductive health care providers, has been a controversial organization since it was founded by Margaret Sanger in the early part of the twentieth century....
Boston University students are working with Boston area organizations to provide meals for low-income individuals during the Community Service Center’s first year of participating in National Hunger...
