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Low Income Families

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GOP senator defends good grades for welfare bill

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - A Tennessee bill that would reduce welfare benefits to low-income families if their child performs poorly in school has gotten people talking...
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New bill links welfare benefits with child's school performance

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - A piece of Tennessee legislation will penalize low-income families by reducing their welfare benefits if their child performs poorly in school if it is advanced...
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LaToya Giles' family is one of 12,000 in South Florida that are benefiting from Comcast's "Internet Essentials" program, which is in its second year.

Low income South Florida residents connect to Internet

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MIAMI - A new program from cable provider Comcast is helping thousands of low-income South Florida families get access to the internet...
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Homeless and pregnant puts infants at risk

Tricia McCarter
theGRIO REPORT - One in 25 pregnant women were homeless in the year prior to delivery -- most of whom were black -- according to new CDC data...
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Comcast launches low-cost Internet for low-Income families

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Comcast is tapping into its altruistic side a little bit and deploying a brand-new service tier, one that's designed to bring the Internet to families that would otherwise be unable...
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