Low Income Tips and Assistance

Everyone is looking to cut costs these days. Many people are giving up landline phones and going exclusively to a cell plan. This seems logical enough, until you lose power for a week and can't charge your cell phone, or the battery happens to go dead right when you have an emergency. 

The cost of phone service has risen in recent years with new add-on features and bundling with other services, such as Internet access and cable TV. With so many people out of work in today’s economy, there is help for people who qualify for low-income assistance.Read the rest...

In the state of Pennsylvania, eligible families and individuals can receive the Pennsylvania Access Card, an  EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer), or food stamp card. When the card is used at approved grocery stores, the amount is automatically deducted from the monthly allowance.

These cards can be used at any store that displays the "Pennsylvania Access" sticker in their storefront. When making purchases, use your card like a debit card, enter your unique PIN number afterward. On your receipt, the remaining balance for that month will be stated.

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In simple terms, the WIC program provides free staple items like milk, bread, baby formula, yogurt, cereal, and cheese, and other food to pregnant women and new mothers.  Want to know how to apply for WIC assistance? Read on...

Officially, The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (commonly known as WIC) is an assistance program regulated by the federal government under Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).Their stated mission is "To safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care."

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Do you have nieces and nephews coming over to play? Are you stuck inside with your kids on a snow day? Entertaining the little troops indoors takes some creativity, indeed, but it doesn’t have to cost a bundle. The next time you need something to entertain little ones, try out these ideas, all of which cost $2 or less.
 
Construction Paper Hands
 
Trace little hands and cut out a few of the outlines. There are a surprising number of things you can do with construction paper hands. Children can color each of the fingers on them to make peacocks. They also can put stickers on them and glue little jewels from craft sets on them. Construction paper hands also make great turkeys for Thanksgiving, or you can put many of them together to make a wreath at Christmas.
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