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Anticipated cuts by the Trump Administration in support for food programs are "heartbreaking" because they mean "more people ...
Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma distributes food to 685 partner organizations in 24 counties. Hunger Free Oklahoma advocates and coordinates SNAP – aka food stamps – for almost 700,000 ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Raymond Delfuente had never been to a food pantry before. But with significant cuts coming to his Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits this month, Delfuente said he ...
WATCH: Oklahoma faces $225 million SNAP cost under Big Beautiful Bill. Stacy Dykstra, Ph.D., chief executive officer at the Regional Food Bank, said, "3 to 400,000 people a year is what we see ...
“At a time when food insecurity is rising nationwide, this legislation threatens to worsen the crisis, taking away ... advertises the state's Double Up Oklahoma program that provides fruit and ...
Donald Trump says he's cutting federal food and health care support. Why aren't our elected officials talking about this crisis on the horizon?
OKDHS estimates that it will issue $35.9 million to 80,158 SNAP households and $75.1 million to 231,863 non-SNAP households. These benefits are equivalent to the daily reimbursement for free ...
Similarly, Oklahoma (16.9% SNAP participation), West Virginia (15.7%), and Alabama (14.7%) all have above-average SNAP participation and poverty levels. However, not all high-poverty Southern ...
Oklahoma is ranked 10th in food insecurity nationwide. Programs like the Regional Food Bank and the Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma are aiming to support families, children, and seniors in need.
Oklahoma could be on the hook for paying almost $500 million if Congress moves forward with historic plans to shift food stamp costs to states. Jeffrey Cartmell, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s appointee to ...
Food banks are the second. Feeding America estimates the reductions to SNAP and other changes in Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” could eliminate the equivalent of 6 to 9 billion meals annually. The two ...