Episode 16: Chad Bolt Exposes the Real Cost of SNAP Cuts
In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe talks with Chad Bolt about what happens when the food safety net millions...
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In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe talks with Chad Bolt about what happens when the food safety net millions...
The ignorance and arrogance emanating from leadership at the Department of Health and Human Services reared its head again...
Given the Trump Administration’s hollowing out of U.S. foreign assistance in 2025 and its efforts to rescind and drastically...
In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe sits down with Madeline Brown to explore what it would mean if every...
In its latest attack on children, the Trump Administration has announced that it will withhold at least $7.35 billion...
In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe talks with Adriana Cadena about the real-life impact of immigration policies on children...
The Trump Administration has taken another significant step toward dismantling the Department of Education by proposing a plan to...
In this episode, Messellech “Selley” Abebe sits down with Maury Mendenhall to discuss what happened when USAID - the...
The following is a guest blog by Maury Mendenhall, MSW, a child protection and HIV specialist with more than...