I am writing to express deep concern over proposed federal budget cuts targeting programs that support children and families. These cuts would have long-lasting, devastating effects on our communities ...

formerly known as food stamps. The GOP aims to tighten work requirements, saying that too many people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, aren’t working. They also want to ...

Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes, along with other food banks across the country, are closely watching what that could mean for SNAP benefits or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance. Associate Director ...

According to a study by Feeding America, in 2023, more than 20 percent of children in Maine experienced food insecurity. Also read: Food insecurity advocates warn against SNAP cuts Thirteen-point ...

"Mandating that states pay even a small share of SNAP food benefit costs would hit state budgets hard at a time when many states are facing revenue downturns," the Center on Budget and Policy ...

Food pantries across Maine report a rise in demand while USDA food aid drops, forcing more reliance on donations and local partners. Chief Justice Roberts temporarily halts discovery in DOGE case ...

also known as “SNAP,” local food pantries told WGN News that they are bracing for the impact. The U.S. House of Representatives’ passing of the bill dubbed “big” and “beautiful ...

"We are on track to sign multiples of snap waivers to get junk food and sugary drinks out of our food stamp system," Rollins said at the Thursday afternoon event, centering around the release of a ...

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 ...

which brings hundreds of billions of dollars in funding cuts to essential programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), better known as food stamps. These $300 ...

SNAP began in 1939 as a pilot food stamp program but has greatly expanded since then. More than 42 million people currently receive benefits each month, equal to 12.6% of US residents in fiscal ...