State officials say they have a contingency plan called the “Hawaii Relief Program” that would help at least a third of SNAP ...

If the government shutdown is not resolved by November 1, nearly 42 million people will be cut off from food aid benefits.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis announces steps the state plans to take to assist residents who depend on the federal SNAP, or ...

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the ...

Rather than directing states to issue partial benefits, the department directed them, effectively, to shut down the ...

U.S. states this week warned food aid recipients that their benefits may not be distributed in November if the federal ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - As the government shutdown continues in Washington, the ripple effects are being felt far from ...

Patyn McCune, the owner of Lelulo's Pizzeria said​ she wants to help out as much as she can for kids right now who may be ...

We are now entering Day 22 of the government shutdown, which is on track to becoming the longest in the nation’s history.

In a letter to state health officials earlier this month, Ronald Ward -- the acting head of SNAP -- warned that "if the ...

The government shutdown could leave 130,000 Idahoans without food stamps in just two weeks. Local food banks and community ...

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) notified Pennsylvania that it will be unable to fully fund November SNAP benefits because of the federal shutdown. That means ...