food assistance

Florida missed the Aug. 15 deadline to opt into the Sun Bucks program for 2025. The state opted out of the federal program in 2024, too.

The interactive map and texting hotline is provided by No Kid Hungry in partnership with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. This year, the resource is also available via WhatsApp.

In Tampa and St. Petersburg, emergency food distributors who saw a surge in demand during the pandemic say they are seeing another surge due to inflation.

The federal food stamp program that provides a lifeline to needy people throughout Florida will continue running through February. Funding for the...

Update 11/20 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Florida to conduct telephone interviews for individuals who pre-registered for DSNAP who...

The effort to put emergency money for food into the pockets and bank accounts of South Florida meant waiting in lines and in court this week. D-SNAP is...

State officials say they have distributed more than $1 billion worth of food assistance following Hurricane Irma.Thousands of people statewide have…

North Florida Congressman Al Lawson is launching his Let’s Feed America campaign, which aims to reduce hunger by expanding eligibility and making it...