Try living on the average single person's weekly food stamp benefit ... on their resources. I urge Maine’s congressional delegation to please not reduce the SNAP benefit that many disadvantaged ...

According to the latest Map the Meal Gap study from Feeding America, 1 in 8 Mainers has experienced food insecurity.

"SNAP was created to increase access to nutritious food; however, many SNAP purchases are for food with little to no nutritious value," Abbott wrote in the letter. Abbott added that he aims to ...

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 172,200 Maine residents, or 12% of the state’s population, were enrolled in SNAP in 2024.

Local food banks are closely keeping an eye on the proposed federal spending bill. That's because it includes about $300 billion dollars in cuts to SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

“This would be the largest SNAP cuts in history by far, which would result in food being taken away from the hungry,” wrote Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center ...

The outcome? Empty grocery store shelves, increased prices and cashiers forced to be the food police." Recipients already can't use SNAP dollars to buy alcohol, tobacco, hot foods and personal ...

The food truck is known for Maine- and Connecticut-style lobster rolls, plus chowder, tacos and more. Cousins Maine Lobster will open its first Wisconsin-based food truck in Milwaukee in June.

The program is now in jeopardy- beneficiaries, food pantries, and advocates are sounding the alarm. Ralph Watson, a disabled veteran from Troy relies on snap benefits and his local food pantry.