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Turn On the Tap
June 20, 2025 — Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that 12 to 19 million low-income households (9.2 to 14.6 percent of all U.S. households) face unaffordable water bills. Programs that provide ongoing water bill discounts for low-income households are a critical part of the solution. However, these programs often struggle with low enrollment due to barriers in the application process.
Congress Must Extend Affordable Connectivity Program Funding to Keep Kids Connected
If Congress doesn’t act to extend the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), millions of households that currently have broadband internet access could lose it before the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, students could fall into the “homework gap," meaningstudents without broadband internet service won't be able to complete work at home and keep up with their classmates.
Congress Must Extend Affordable Connectivity Program Funding to Keep Kids Connected
September 11, 2023 — Article Across the nation, students and educators are back in the classroom, digging into lesson plans, and excited for the new school year. While each school year brings its own unique set of challenges, some endure – such as the millions of students who don’t have access to high-speed broadband internet at home.
The FCC should not hang up on low-income disaster survivors
For Americans who can afford reliable phone service, help surviving a natural disaster is just a phone call away. Individuals in the path of a storm can dial 211 to get answers to non-emergency questions such as the location of shelters and evacuation areas. After the storm has passed, 2-1-1 provides access to disaster resources including food and housing assistance, crisis counseling, and health and human services.
How Governments Can Keep Disaster Survivors Connected
With hurricane season well underway and its destruction continuing to take a toll on states in the paths of Hurricanes Michael and Florence, there's no better time for state and local governments to get serious about developing proactive approaches to keeping residents connected in the days, months and years following a natural disaster.
Rookie " First Friends
When you’re a kid, your friends are almost completely decided by coincidence and convenience. Your age, location, school and other factors are already chosen, by your parents, or even by chance. They affect who you get to know, what you get to know, and especially who you are. Nonetheless, some of our fondest memories come from our youngest years.
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