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North Dakota's affordable housing gaps came into focus at a public hearing yesterday. A legislative committee, tasked with studying the issue, heard from a range of agencies, community groups and residents. Department of Health and Human Services data revealed more than 15,000 people were experiencing homelessness when applying for the state's pandemic-related Rent Help program over the past couple of years. ...

Seventy-thousand people make up south Kansas City, Missouri, across the Hickman Mills and Ruskin Heights neighborhoods.

A helpline to help people connect with resources when they're in need has seen an uptick in calls to its service. However, funding remains a barrier to serving more people. Washington 211 can connect people with about 17,000 resources from its database. ...

As Massachusetts lawmakers work to finalize tax-relief measures, advocates for low-income families are calling for an expansion of tax credits proven to reduce poverty. Advocates want to increase the Earned Income Tax Credit state match rate from 30% to 50%, expand the credit to working immigrants and pass an inclusive Child and Family Tax Credit. Charlotte Bruce, senior research and policy analyst for Children's HealthWatch, said the tax credits will ultimately benefit the entire state. ...

FARGO -- May is Community Action Month, and in North Dakota, groups trying to help households escape poverty are gathering feedback on which obstacles are the b