North Carolina awarded $2 million to expand education and job training in prisons

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction has received a $2 million grant spread over four years to support education ...
salisburypost

Energy Saver NC now available in Rowan County: Program helps eligible families save money, live comfortably

Rowan County residents can now apply for energy rebates through the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Energy Saver NC program, which helps eligible residents save money by ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Helene-damaged rental repair program comes with a catch: Affordability

North Carolina is accepting applications to repair small rental properties damaged by Tropical Storm Helene. The program is funded by a $57.4 million portion of a larger federal disaster recovery ...
Purdue University

Providing Opportunities and Aid to Students for the Betterment of the Community: The Reciprocal Nature of The Purdue Federal Work Study Program

At its core, engagement is about intertwining the resources of higher education with the needs of the community. Through this process, there is an exchange that occurs—students and faculty learn new ...
WITN

NC Social Services employee pleads guilty to stealing more than $100,000 from SNAP benefits program

WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - A Wayne County woman who was a North Carolina Department of Social Services case worker has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $100,000 in Supplemental Nutrition ...
KVUE

NC police officer beats rare bone cancer, returns to work after months-long fight

WHITSETT, N.C. — A small bump on Nick Coleman’s foot didn’t seem alarming at first. “We thought it was a cyst,” the 26-year-old High Point police officer said. A foot doctor attempted to drain it, but ...
WTAE-TV

North Fayette Township cutting pre-school, summer camp, after-school programs

ELIMINATED. LETTER IS B SOUND IS BOOK. THE TEACHERS HERE ARE AMAZING. MY DAUGHTER IS LOVING THIS PROGRAM. A PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES IN NORTH FAYETTE TOWNSHIP WILL NOT HAVE ACCESS TO IN THE FUTURE BECAUSE ...
WRAL

Work to curb social media, chatbot addiction, task force tells NC lawmakers

North Carolina lawmakers should pass laws to curb the addictive nature of social media and to study the impact of artificial intelligence chatbots on young people, the North Carolina Child Fatality ...
WTHR

State employees can bring infants to work under Indiana's new 'Family First' program

INDIANAPOLIS — On Tuesday, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun touted the launch of "Family First Workplace," a new initiative that allows state employees to bring their infants up to six months old to work. It ...
WUNC

Head of NC's Matthew, Florence rebuilding program says it's 'on target' to finish work within a year

More than nine years after Hurricane Matthew devastated eastern North Carolina, the finish line is in sight for the agency tasked with rebuilding homes damaged by that storm and Hurricane Florence.
WTVD

New SNAP work requirements to take effect in Dec., will impact tens of thousands in NC

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- New work requirements affecting tens of thousands of North Carolinians will take effect for SNAP next month. Starting in December, many SNAP recipients will need to work, ...
Newsweek

SNAP Benefits Update: Millions To Be Removed From Program

Millions of Americans who rely on food assistance are expected to be removed from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the coming months as states move to comply with tightened ...