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...program, the men are returned to their families and given a monthly stipend of $700 to help make ends meet. Some are given cars, and single men are encouraged to get married - the Saudi government pays $20,000 toward wedding expenses. "The important thing is that these men should not be idle and frustrated, because that could send them back to their old haunts, their old friends," said al-Turki...
...While she acknowledged that stipend packages at Yale were “probably among the best you’ll find,” she said these achievements were largely due to their union’s advocacy, and that there is further work to be done...
...said Simmons. “I’m also planning on meeting with clergy and working with [the Department of Human Service Programs].” “We need to help people get out of the cold. We also have workforce programs that provide a stipend for people as they receive job training,” Simmons added. Despite government promises, Murray said he remains unconvinced. “It’s not going to change over night...
...started going to the food bank last summer shortly after her daughter was born. Simmons' husband is a certified teacher, but in the state's struggling economy, she says, he hasn't been able to find a classroom job in over four years, working as a roofer instead. Simmons' stipend, meanwhile, "isn't enough to live on," she says. Paying for day-care and diapers on top of a commute that was already growing more expensive as gas prices rose, she adds, "puts a big strain on the budget." The food bank's offerings include applesauce...
...cost of my room and board for this semester is just a little bit more than $4,000,” Sing said. “As a Ph.D. grad student, I receive a monthly stipend of a little less than $2,000, after taxes. You can do the math. The monthly stipend does not allow you to pay off the $4,000 fee using the lump-sum method...