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SAVE Student Loan Repayment Program

A number of changes have been applied to Federal Student Loan repayment requirements following the U.S. Supreme Court determination that the federal student debt relief program, initiated last year, did not have proper authorization. Since our previous student loan debt relief update, an additional income-based student loan repayment program has

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Shared by United Resource Connection September 1, 2023

Tools for Children Impacted by Addiction

The National Association for Children of Addiction produces a booklet called “Tools for Kids” to support healthy development of children impacted by addiction in their family. The 2023 version of the booklet provides children with important information about addiction, how addiction impacts kids, what kids can do, and how children

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Shared by United Resource Connection September 1, 2023

Educational Materials about Drug Abuse and Addiction

The National Institute on Drug Abuse produces educational materials concerning drug abuse and addiction. These materials are freely available in .pdf format and can be downloaded for use in drug treatment settings. The .pdfs are available in English and Spanish, and are collected into categories including “Drug Facts“, “Policy Briefs“,

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Shared by United Resource Connection August 12, 2023

Educational Materials about Drug Abuse and Addiction

The National Institute on Drug Abuse produces educational materials concerning drug abuse and addiction. These materials are freely available in .pdf format and can be downloaded for use in drug treatment settings. The .pdfs are available in English and Spanish, and are collected into categories including “Drug Facts“, “Policy Briefs“,

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Shared by United Resource Connection August 11, 2023

Educational Materials about Drug Abuse and Addiction

The National Institute on Drug Abuse produces educational materials concerning drug abuse and addiction. These materials are freely available in .pdf format and can be downloaded for use in drug treatment settings. The .pdfs are available in English and Spanish, and are collected into categories including “Drug Facts“, “Policy Briefs“,

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Shared by United Resource Connection August 11, 2023

Walmart Pharmacy Program Offers $4 Generics

Walmart offers up to a 30-day supply of over 300 different generic medications for $4 per prescription. They also offer a 90-day supply of many generic medications for $10. These prices do not apply to prescriptions filled by mail order. Prescriptions refills may be ordered online or by telephone, but

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Shared by United Resource Connection August 10, 2023

Student Loan Debt Relief Update

The U.S. Supreme Court has determined that the federal student debt relief program, initiated last year, did not have proper authorization. Consequently, student loan interest accumulation will resume starting on September 1st, 2023, and payments on these loans will be due starting in October.  How to Reduce Monthly Student Loan

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Shared by United Resource Connection July 26, 2023

US Passport Application Fees Waived for EBT Recipients

The United States Department of Homeland Security provides Citizenship & Immigration Services, that include fee waivers for individuals that can demonstrate an inability to pay filing fees for various citizenship and immigration documents. The Form to Request a Fee Waiver and the Instructions for Completion are both available as .pdf documents. This

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Shared by United Resource Connection July 24, 2023

Driver’s Licenses are available for Undocumented Residents in the United States

This post was originally published December 17th, 2021. The format and/or content has been updated for quality assurance. Traffic court can result in a question of citizenship for individuals that don’t have a driver’s license, especially if they happen to be latino. This is a hardship on the Latino community in

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Shared by United Resource Connection July 14, 2023

Driver’s Licenses are available for Undocumented Residents in the United States

This post was originally published December 17th, 2021. The format and/or content has been updated for quality assurance. Traffic court can result in a question of citizenship for individuals that don’t have a driver’s license, especially if they happen to be latino. This is a hardship on the Latino community in

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Shared by United Resource Connection July 14, 2023