Welfare News

1:32 PM EST
1/30/2012 Anti-austerity strike halts trains, disrupts flights in Belgium,A nationwide strike in Belgium greeted EU leaders meeting in a summit in Brussels on Monday as international trains were not in service and some flights at the capital’s international airport cancelled and delayed.

Source:AHN Topics:Labor, Strike, Economy, Business And Finance, Finance, Social Issue, Welfare

4:16 PM EST
1/25/2012 More fruits and veggies in school lunches under new government guidelinesUnder new government guidelines, school lunches are about to include lots more fruits and veggies.

Source:AHN Topics:Education, School, Health, Physical Fitness, Social Issue, Welfare

7:08 AM EST
11/23/2011 One million need food assistance in ZimbabweAfter a thin harvest, Rudo Mangwere, 32, a farmer in Chirumhanzu district, some 200km southwest of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, has resorted to selling wild honey by the roadside to beat hunger. She is one of just over a million rural Zimbabweans who will struggle to feed themselves for the next four months.

Source:IRIN Topics:Social Issue, Poverty, Welfare

8:17 PM EST
11/22/2011 Where 'Hospital Food' Takes On A New MeaningThe pediatric clinic at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis gives its patients what they need to stay healthy: screenings, immunizations, prescriptions. And, in an uncommon twist, food. The clinic offers a food pantry—one of only a few in the nation that is hospital-based. It provides an important safety net as increasing numbers of families experience hunger, according to the staff there.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Hospital And Clinic, Social Issue, Welfare

12:05 PM EST
11/21/2011 Activists urge change to patent lawsTen years ago, the Doha Declaration allowed countries to circumvent patent rights to access life-saving medicines, particularly those used to treat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. However, the South African government has failed to take advantage of these provisions, and increasingly important TB medication and second- and third-line antiretrovirals (ARVs) remain out of reach, activists warn.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Social Issue, Welfare

2:15 PM EST
11/17/2011 More American households need food stampsHarsh economic conditions in the United States caused more people to rely on the Food Stamp/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2010.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Welfare, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Consumer Goods, Food

11:47 AM EDT
10/25/2011 Florida judge blocks drug testing of welfare applicantsA federal judge has temporarily blocked Florida's controversial law requiring drug testing of welfare applicants.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Social Issue, Welfare, Politics, Regulatory Policy And Organization

1:47 PM EDT
9/30/2011 Counting heads of panhandlers in BangladeshBangladesh, one of the poorest nations in the world, kicked off head counts of street panhandlers Friday in the capital Dhaka.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Welfare, Politics, Local Authority, Human Interest, People

8:29 PM EDT
9/7/2011 Government says many Americans went hungry last yearNearly 15 percent of all American households experienced hunger last year.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Social Issue, Poverty, Welfare

3:02 PM EDT
8/30/2011 Survey: Melbourne bumps Vancouver as world’s most liveable cityMelbourne, Australia, is now the world’s most livable city, according to a survey by the Economic Intelligence Unit's (EIU) latest City Livability Ranking.

Source:AHN Topics:Social Issue, Welfare, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Culture