“We’re hoping as soon as next week to approve about $3.25 million in funds to go right out to purchase bulk food,” said Polis ...

Oregon, held the Senate floor for more than 22 hours to protest President Donald Trump and the government closure.

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 ...