Commentary: Families with consistent support are healthier, more productive and better able to escape poverty. Safety nets ...

Nonprofits deliver essential services across the U.S. This piece explores why they are central to the social safety net—and what happens when we underinvest in them.

BOSTON (CBS) – The Boston Red Sox unveiled some new features at Fenway Park Tuesday – the most notable being expanded safety netting. The new nets stretching beyond the dugouts are part of a Major ...

Our new series, "America’s Safety Net," is focused on the complex web of programs meant to help Americans in need. Over the coming weeks, we’ll take an in-depth look at the different forms of welfare ...