SNAP is the country’s most effective anti-hunger program — reaching 1 in 8 people and 1 in 5 children — who without it could ...

Removing soda from the list of foods eligible to buy on food stamps is a pillar of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement.

GOP lawmakers are proposing major reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including work ...

Over 42 million people are registered for SNAP benefits, with nearly 25% of funds used to buy unhealthy food, such as cakes, ...

Republican lawmakers push proposals to ban the purchase of junk foods, such as sodas, with SNAP benefits. Several bills have ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr is pushing for major changes to school meals and food assistance ...

Illinois enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program decreased slightly in December, but over 1.9 million ...

Reducing spending on Medicaid and the food assistance program could batter state economies and lead to job cuts — including ...

President Donald Trump’s federal funding cuts are being felt from farms in the Heartland to food banks in Chicago.

Much has been said about the health consequences of severe Medicaid cuts. A new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund considers ...

A bill in the Texas legislature would prohibit purchasing junk food, including soda, energy drinks, candy, chips and cookies, with SNAP benefits.

Over 480,000 New Mexicans receive SNAP benefits. Food bank leaders worry potential cuts to the food assistance program would ...