The continuation of the government shutdown threatens access to federal food assistance programs for millions of Americans.

Two years before she went on public assistance, Joanna Rakoff had a best-selling novel that won literary awards. She presented like a middle class working mom. But in reality, she was struggling — worried about feeding her kids and keeping a roof over their heads.

Ten GOP senators have signed on to back Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown threatens a program lapse in

The Trump administration had said SNAP food assistance wouldn’t be distributed in November because of the government shutdown. But on Friday, a judge ordered that contingency funds be distributed.

The pause in SNAP benefits means there are families in Arizona who are now in need of help with food. Here's more about SNAP, and where people can get help or help others affected.

As the government shutdown stretches into its 27th day, families across Kentucky who depend on federal food benefits are growing more anxious about what could come

I never thought my family would need SNAP benefits. I was grateful for the help when my husband was laid off right after I had our third kid.

The proposed bill cuts $1 trillion from health care programs over 10 years. Increased red tape may push eligible families off Medicaid and SNAP rolls. Polling shows two-thirds of Americans oppose the bill’s benefit reductions. Those tax cuts for the ...

However they are funded, SNAP and WIC are money for the people, by the people. It is unconstitutional to take it away and allow people to starve.