Everyone, regardless of factors such as income, race, or ZIP code, deserves to be able to meet their basic needs. Cash ...

Through state and federal funding and strong community partnerships, Parent Child Centers and Vermont Care Partners (VCP) network agencies help prevent crises and improve outcomes for Vermont’s most ...

An Urban Institute study found that many Americans can’t afford such basics as food, healthcare, housing and utilities. The study examined data from the Urban Institute’s Well-Being and Basic Needs ...

Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's brain develops, with effects that last well beyond childhood. But families ...

Two-thirds of families who have a child with a disability told Stanford researchers that they struggled to meet basic needs, such as food, housing, utilities, child care and health care. Since 2020, ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires continue to struggle with basic needs — from buying groceries to keeping up with monthly bills — the California ...

With assistance and input from students and UC’s basic needs community of practice, the Center for Economic Justice and ...