The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, helps one in eight Americans put food on ...

Full authority came later--School Lunch program in 1946, food stamps in 1964. ... The History of Nutrition Assistance Programs in the United States ...

Republicans' overhaul of the anti-hunger program will lead to thousands of job losses and a drop in revenue across the ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Health and Human Services will provide more than $168 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits to help people in the state during the ...

Participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are the true experts on the program. In this brief, they summarize the current challenges of the program and offer specific policy ...

The USDA has set a deadline of July 30 for states to hand over the sensitive data of tens of millions of people who applied ...

Food insecurity rises after benefits expire Ever since pandemic-era enhancements to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expired in March, eligible households have received about $95 less ...

In the US, food assistance programs are designed to help people in need to access nutritionally balanced food and meals. This includes senior citizens who are on a fixed income. Senior nutrition ...

The nation's food banks are at ground zero in this disaster, caught between a growing need and the prospect of a sharp drop ...

One program, Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solutions for Seniors, even allows adults age 60 and older the opportunity to eat at one of the program’s participating restaurants, including ...

On May 19th, Nebraska was granted the first waiver allowing a state to prohibit purchases of soda and energy drinks through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or food stamps. A ...