Under a Gov. Greg Abbott plan, low-income Texans could use federal SNAP benefits to pay for healthy food, but not for low-nutrition, highly processed junk food. (Joe Timmerman/The Texas Tribune, Joe ...

A program that matches purchases of fruits and vegetables using food assistance benefits, up to $20 a day, has lifted that cap amid the looming pause of a federal program. The Fair Food Network's ...

A federal government shutdown could halt food assistance for nearly half a million Arizona households in November. The funding freeze for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Nearly 1.5 million Ohioans are set to lose November SNAP benefits because of the government shutdown, increasing concerns among those reliant on the federal food program. The ...

WASHINGTON — Food assistance relied upon by nearly 3 million New Yorkers — and more than 160,000 Long Islanders — could be delayed next month if the U.S. government shutdown continues, state officials ...

SNAP serves roughly 42 million low-income Americans. One of the biggest impacts of the government shutdown is about to hit tens of millions of the poorest Americans hard: the halting of a critical ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - By the end of this week, tens of millions of Americans could go hungry if Congress does not reopen the federal government or take action to fund the Supplemental Nutrition ...