Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits are scheduled to end Nov. 1 amid the ongoing federal government shutdown, impacting about 42 million people nationwide, including 360,000 ...

Lee will seek new funding for the state’s smaller-scale summer feeding programs when he proposes the state budget next month.

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Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed funding for a summer food assistance program despite Texas' high rates of food insecurity, ...

Advocates for food aid called for the state to participate next year in a federal program aimed at making sure children don’t go hungry during the summer when school meals are not available. Advocates ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) – As the Tennessee General Assembly prepares for a new legislative session on Jan. 13, local lawmakers are commenting on the summer EBT program, also known as Sun Bucks. Sun Bucks ...

In a survey, families who participated in the state-run Healthy Kids Iowa program say they would choose the federal Summer ...

Wisconsin’s Summer EBT program provides one summer food benefit per eligible child, supporting families when school meals are ...

HAS HINDERED THEIR SEARCH FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. WELL, THE STATE OF IOWA WILL OFFICIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL SUMMER EBT PROGRAM THIS SUMMER. THE USDA APPROVED A WAIVER TO ALIGN THE FEDERAL PROGRAM ...