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SNAP is the largest food assistance program in the United States, providing around $190 per person per household for Americans who participate.
As that legal battle continues, Democratic lawmakers are pushing the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025, which would require the federal government to maintain the programs and reimburse states for covering the costs of the benefits during the shutdown.
The shuttered federal government isn't funding food stamps as of Nov. 1. Families that get them aren't sure how they'll manage.
Sen. Craig Hickman, an organic farmer, says the state 'must act quickly' to cover the anticipated loss of federal food assistance for 170,000 Mainers.
How much longer will government shutdown 2025 last? Here's the latest updates and odds on next Senate vote today to pass funding bill and reopen.
Catholic Charities USA announced a fundraising effort to provide an emergency food supply to agencies if federal food assistance programs lapse on Nov. 1, 2025.
Here's a list of resources for SNAP recipients who are at risk of not receiving benefits in Southern California come Nov. 1.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are expiring in two days amid the nearly one-month-long government shutdown. Based on 2024's fiscal year, nearly 42 million low-income Americans relied on SNAP to afford groceries and receive crucial food assistance.