Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The rule, which was to take effect April 1, would have tightened work requirements for some food stamp recipients. But a judge said flexibility in food aid is needed amid a pandemic.

One of the federal programs affected by the partial government shutdown is the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP. If the shutdown…

When families don’t know where their next meal will come from, it can be especially hard on young children. A new study in the Journal of Nutrition...

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

A House Republican filed a proposal Friday that seeks to prevent people from using food-assistance benefits to buy soft drinks.

At least 157,000 kids in Florida could lose food stamps under legislation moving in a Florida House committee Thursday. Legislation by Frank White, R...

About 300,000 Floridians who qualified for food stamps now face a work requirement that went into effect Jan. 1 -- and the possibility of at least...

Back when Laura Rollins first used food stamps for her family—more than two decades ago—she was sometimes embarrassed to use her stamps at the grocery...

More than 1 million low-income residents in 21 states could soon lose their government food stamps if they fail to meet work requirements that began kic...

Food stamp recipients in Florida are buying a lot more from farmers and farmers markets. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says expanding access to...

This one almost snuck past us, but the combination of a cute dog and a local innovator with a cool invention once again caught our eye -- just like it...