JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas will host a drive-through USDA food distribution Jan. 12 for Randolph County at the Pocahontas Community Center. Households that reside in ...

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s working to reform what it calls the "out of control" SNAP benefits program. The agency plans to redirect more of its nutrition budget toward healthier, ...

The federally funded program is sometimes referred to as food stamps. The federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has been an increasingly searched topic of discussion as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Native AMericans may face a food shortage if the federal government shutdown continues. (Photo/National Council on Aging) If the ...

The Missouri Department of Social Services said it was awaiting further instruction about distributing SNAP benefits, as the USDA appeals a court decision requiring it to fully fund the program during ...

The USDA has empowered states to impose restrictions on the use of SNAP benefits for purchasing non-nutritive items like sodas and candies. This initiative, supported by the USDA's Food and Nutrition ...

Los Angeles County is bracing for a food emergency created by the protracted federal government shutdown that turns off the spigot on food aid to 1.5 million eligible county residents beginning ...

As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Kansas' Democratic governor is suing the USDA for refusing to fund SNAP ...

Before the sun rose on an autumn morning, farmer Donald Sherman loaded crates of bell peppers into a refrigerated truck. The vegetables had been picked just the day before, still cool from the night ...