Social-Service Groups Urged to Link Workers With Government Safety-Net Programs

The National Human Services Assembly has an ambitious goal. The umbrella group for social-service nonprofits wants charities to screen whether their low-wage workers qualify for government safety-net programs, such as food stamps or child-care subsidies, and help them apply for benefits.

The assembly’s new Bridging the Gap program, which features an online system to help human-resources departments screen employees, has received nearly $1-million from the Ford