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2024 Presidential Candidates and the Future of America's Food Assistance Programs

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are the central figures of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, each with distinctly different visions for the country's future, especially regarding the Sup...

SNAP: A Safety Net Against Hunger

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, ensures that millions of at-risk Americans are able to afford a nutritious diet each month. Most SNAP recipients are low-income families with small children, senior citizens, or in...

SNAP Benefits Fail to Meet Meal Costs in Majority of US Counties

In 2023, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits proved insufficient to cover the costs of a modest meal in 98% of counties across the United States, a comprehensive analysis by the Urban...

Balancing Passion and Welfare: A Look at Artists on Food Stamps

In a recent discussion in The New York Times' The Ethicist column, an intriguing moral query was posed regarding an amateur painter's reliance on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), co...

How the Cost of Living Adjustment Will Impact SNAP Benefits in the Coming Year

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) makes annual adjustments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which many people know as the program that provides food stamp...

Congress Urged to Act as SNAP Skimming Threatens Vital Food Assistance for Families

Many families who rely on government help to buy food could soon lose out if Congress doesn't step in by September 30th. These families are part of SNAP, a program that helps over 41 mil...

SNAP Benefit Delays Plaguing States and Territories

Across the United States, an undercurrent of anxiety and uncertainty has swept through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as recipients grapple with persistent delays in accessing their crucial food benef...

How Can SNAP Food Benefits Help You

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is also known as food stamps. This is a program that works with state and local agencies to help prevent domestic hunger. There are millions of people who meet the income eligibility req...

State Disparities: The Unequal Expansion of Food Stamps for Kids

A startling disparity is emerging across the United States as a new program expands food stamp benefits for low-income families with children during the summer. While more than half of the states are part...