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The Los Angeles Times, May 11, 2009: SEIU may be linked to ultimatum on withholding stimulus funds
"The rapidly expanding program is intended to keep low-income elderly and disabled Californians out of nursing homes. People who qualify for the program can hire anyone they choose to take care of them, including relatives and friends"
The San Francisco Chronicle, May 8, 2009: Retirees' stimulus payments get started
"The payments are the counterpart to the Making Work Pay tax credit, which will give most low- and middle-income workers about $400 over the course of the year via smaller paycheck withholdings"
The Los Angeles Times, May 8, 2009: U.S. threatens to rescind stimulus money over wage cuts
"The wages at issue involve workers who care for some 440,000 low-income disabled and elderly Californians"
The Miami Herald, May 7, 2009: Miami Gardens will expand Seniors Never Alone Program
"According to the American Community Survey by the U.S. Census Bureau, 11 percent of the city's population is 65, and 23 percent are living below the poverty line"
The Washington Post, April 30, 2009: Rooms With a View of the Future
"It was financed mostly with $8 million in federal low-income housing tax credits distributed by the state"
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 27, 2009: Senior citizens learn to stick up for selves
"'Many lower income seniors live in areas where crime is increasing,' Economopoulos said. 'In some cases, they are unable to make changes to their homes that would make them safer - such as alarms systems and better locks - because of finances'"
The Pittsburgh Tribune Review, April 26, 2009: Volunteers make fixes for low-income residents in county
"Founded in Midland, Texas in 1973, Rebuilding Together allows its affiliate to choose a particularly needy low-income group in their community. In the Pittsburgh area, that is the elderly population"
The Philadelphia Inquirer, April 26, 2009: Housing quest a hint of what's to come
"Nearly 40,000 seniors live in poverty in Philadelphia, a statistic that will grow as boomers retire"
The Associated Press, April 23, 2009: Hawaii overturns law keeping married couple apart
"The law allowing only one paying resident in each foster home was intended to ensure that most of the beds in such homes were available to low-income people on Medicaid"
The Bellville News Democrat, April 21, 2009: Stylists lose pounds for Fairview church food pantry
"According to the Illinois Food Bank Association, 900,000 people are served annually throughout the state by area food pantries, 35 percent of which are children and 15 percent are seniors"
The Chicago Tribune, April 19, 2009: Illinois' supportive-living program adds new facilities
"Before the program was available, low-income seniors who needed some help often had no choice but to move into a nursing home even if they really didn't need nursing care"
The Associated Press, April 17, 2009: Affordable housing building in Brattleboro in foreclosure
"The Vermont Housing Finance Agency says it's hoping to sell the building to an owner who'll manage it and keep the current residents in place"