The federal government pays out $100 billion a year in food assistance to 42 million Americans through the Supplemental ...

The SNAP program has been a major piece of the U.S. social safety network since it launched as the food stamp program in 1964 ...

Two federal judges ruled on Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture must continue to fund SNAP, but there is still uncertainty surrounding the food aid program. But with the possible disruption ...

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that ...

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the federally-funded benefits aren’t being distributed. More than 75,000 Granite ...

State advocates fear the current food pantry system is stressed now and may be overrun if food stamp benefits end due to the ...

Some states, like New Hampshire, have developed contingency plans if lawmakers fail to come to an agreement that opens the ...

New Hampshire’s emergency food system is preparing for an imminent pause to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...

However, the USDA sent out a statement to all SNAP state agencies saying that recipients across the country will be able to ...

THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MEANS TIME AND MONEY ARE RUNNING OUT FOR SNAP, THE STATE’S FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry ...