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President Donald Trump's so-called big, beautiful bill will expand SNAP work requirements and require Ohio to spend more on ...
Billy Penn spoke with experts and food leaders about how recent legislation will worsen food insecurity in the region.
Changes to the federal food benefit, previously known as food stamps, were embedded in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed ...
Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal faces backlash after saying illegal immigrants are avoiding food banks due to fear.
The USDA's recent decision to cancel two major food aid programs, which provided over $1 billion to schools and food banks, ...
The USDA is cutting key food aid programs, raising concerns about food security and the impact on schools, food banks, and ...
Farmers and food banks are facing some of the same challenges -- businesses that normally buy and donate a lot of food are closed leaving a gap in the supply chain.
Trump's fiscal bill would mark a massive overhaul of SNAP benefits, putting 40 million recipients -- including some of the nation's most vulnerable populations -- at greater risk of food insecurity.
The U.S. Senate has passed a version of the reconciliation bill that includes a 20% cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), totaling more than $180 billion through 2034 ...
North Carolina's seven Feeding the Carolinas food banks distributed 250 million meals over the past year. But for every one they provided, Kanawati Stephany said, SNAP provides nine.
The budget package makes $186 million in cuts to SNAP over the next 10 years. Of the 1.8 million Illinoisans who rely on SNAP each year, lawmakers say about 360,000 are at risk of losing coverage.
Reps. Bill Foster and Sean Casten heard concerns at a roundtable at the Northern Illinois Food Bank they held Thursday. Some food banks tell WGN they’re already working to meet a great need than ever ...