AS LAWMAKERS WORK TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT OVER FUNDING, REPORTER RACHEL WILLIAMS IS KEEPING AN EYE ON NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS LOCALLY. WE CAN SNAP. BENEFITS ARE NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS PEOPLE ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — As the U.S. Government shutdown continues, anxiety rises with it over what it could mean for two programs that provide food assistance for millions of low-income Americans. The ...

With a court-ordered pause on a federal funding freeze set to expire this week, local governments in five states face the ...

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(KRON) — With the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1 about to enter its second month, dozens of government programs are already being impacted with further disruptions on the horizon. With ...

The pressure is on for families who receive food assistance, as well as for Food Bank of Delaware, local food pantries and anyone who fights hunger in the First State. Supplemental Nutrition ...

LISBON — The agency which oversees food assistance and other federally-funded programs to help low-income families isn’t feeling the effect just yet of the federal government shutdown, according to ...

The federal government shutdown is delaying help for people struggling to heat their homes this winter. Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services says it’s pushing back the start of the Low-Income ...

As Boulder County’s Child Care Assistance Program enrollment freeze approaches two years, local childcare leaders are warning that stop gap measures helping low-income families afford care ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program are experiencing a significant impact due to the government shutdown. The Valley Opportunity Council says that they are ...