A decades-old state program that provides cash assistance to more than 60,000 Pennsylvanians will end this week, a move state officials say will save about $150 million annually but advocates fear ...

For the first time in decades, John Boyd feels hopeful about the future. The graying 61-year-old is not living on the streets, not bouncing between homeless shelters. He’s sober – 17 months clean of ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Democrats in the Pennsylvania House and Senate are pushing a pair of bills to replace the general assistance program which ended in early August. General assistance provided ...

Pennsylvania became the latest state to end its general assistance program last week, revoking benefits for nearly 70,000 of its citizens after a one-month extension ran out on August 1. The program ...