The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration announced this week that scholarships through the Build, Learn, Grow program will be available until March 2022. They were initially slated to end this October.

The push will be led by the state's Family and Social Services Administration and will marshal both public and private agencies across the state.

Indiana ranks as one of the worst states in the country for helping older people decide where they want to age -- at home or in a nursing facility.

Indiana is experiencing more substance use disorders and other mental health issues amid the coronavirus outbreak, the state's human services chief said Wednesday.

Indiana will step up the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, with the addition of a new benefit to deliver groceries to vulnerable people.

According to Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration, about 600,000 children qualify for the pandemic-related benefit.

Normally, about 1 in 5 people have state assistance. Applications have increased 75 percent since mid-March, state officials reported Monday.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced the federal approval of a Medicaid waiver that will pay for inpatient stays for Hoosiers diagnosed with serious mental illness.

Indiana was awarded $5.2 million to help pregnant and postpartum women with opioid addictions.

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has temporarily suspended work requirements for people on the Healthy Indiana Plan.