Some 42 million people in the United States, a little over 12% of the population, received SNAP benefits last year.

The government shutdown is causing headaches across the country as thousands of Americans go without pay and key services are threatened.

More than 40 million low-income food stamp beneficiaries are expected to receive less help with grocery bills — or no help at ...

With food assistance to 1.4 million Michiganders being cut, the Free Press asked the state's members of Congress to talk: Here's what they had to say.

Arkansas food banks have been experiencing an increase in demand during the ongoing federal government shutdown, as furloughed government employees have used these services to meet their needs.

The government shutdown is now on Day 26 with no resolution in sight, as both sides remain entrenched in their positions over ...

Just how fragile became very clear with the continuing government shutdown and the needed fast footwork of the Department of ...

ODJFS added SNAP recipients may not receive their November benefits as normally scheduled if the federal government shutdown ...

Leslie Barringer worked her entire life until cancer forced her to retire early and put her in financial trouble. The 64-year-old Pottsville woman now relies on the two bags of food she receives once ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the ...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson accused USDA of “withhold[ing] food from children just to play shutdown politics.” ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — As 35,183 Kalamazoo County residents adjust to life suddenly without SNAP benefits, one local food bank wants ...