Payments through SNAP, the federal food assistance program, have been delayed during the government shutdown, but program cuts in this summer’s budget bill already put vulnerable families at long-term ...

SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, provides cash cards known as Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) to approximately 12% of Americans for a limited time to help purchase basic food items. Households ...

Payments through SNAP, the federal food assistance program, have been delayed during the government shutdown, but program cuts in this summer's budget bill already put vulnerable families at long-term ...

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Even before he retired about four years ago, Allan Spaulding has relied on nonprofit food pantries to supplement his monthly ...

An end to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history could restore food assistance for 42 million Americans. Recent court rulings have created confusion over whether states could ...