Great Reads for Good Food

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps) are government-issued benefits that help low-income families and individuals afford meals. There are different types of SNAP benefits, each with t...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) gives essential help to millions of people in the U.S. who need support buying food every month.  As we move closer to 2025, there are a few updates coming to t...

Key Points: The additional SNAP benefits that were provided during the pandemic will no longer be available as of this week. This is particularly unfortunate given the persistent problem...

Food is one of the biggest items in any working weekly budget. Many people will spend upwards of several hundred dollars each week just feeding themselves and their families. Because food costs can be so high, people look for ways to decrease the amo...

Food assistance programs are critical in reducing hunger and improving the well-being of low-income individuals and families in the United States. These programs provide financial assist...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which used to be called Food Stamps, helps people with low income afford a nutritious diet. This program gives benefits through an Electronic Benefits Transfer...

The Food Stamp Program is a program that provides assistance to low-income families. The program was established by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964 as part of his "War on Poverty." The USDA estimates that more tha...

President Donald Trump's administration has said Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid won't see budget cuts. However, new plans from the Republicans suggest otherwise. On April 10, ...

Food assistance programs have a long history in the United States going back to 1939 with the creation of the FSP program in New York. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP began in 19...