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"The hundreds of low-income seniors who pack into the faded beige walls of downtown San Diego's Senior Community Center cafeteria will soon have a bigger, brighter space to gather for lunch."

"But the proposal is causing concern among Brevard County School Board members and parents who said teams already are strapped, fundraising is faltering, and added costs could prevent some low-income students from participating."

"If more than 14,000 applicants remain, the Ohio Department of Education will award vouchers first to students who already use one. After that, applicants who meet low-income guidelines will have priority."

"Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will invest in pilot projects to increase access and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, among low-income seniors."

"The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation supports eight scholarship programs to help low-income and minority students and to encourage public service."

"Each year, 1,000 low-income, minority students nationwide are awarded the scholarship, and letters of congratulations to all other recipients will be mailed Friday."

"For low-income applicants to U.S. colleges, April remains the cruelest month. By early April, almost all admission decisions are known. Colleges shift from screening applications to wooing admitted students."

"Sixty-one schools with high poverty rates and low test scores are eligible for the grants. The state has given priority to 12 persistently low-achieving schools, including FIC at Axtell Park."

"`I learned about cilantro and different types of vegetables,' said Julieta Benitez, a fourth-grader. `I like it.' The program is aimed at low-income students who qualify for free or reduced lunches at their schools."

"Some low-income parents got vouchers that could be used to send their children to private schools."

"One piece of the plan advanced recently was the announcement of the possible sale of the McCarley Gardens low-income housing development along Goodell Street and Michigan Avenue to UB for $15 million."

"Last year, Gov. Jon S. Corzine called for more than 400,000 low-income residents receiving Medicaid assistance to pay up to $10 a month for prescription drugs. The co-payments were eliminated in the final budget."