For Nakia Lomax, it all started in July. She and her husband were working hard, picking up as many shifts as they could to cover rising food prices and higher costs of living, when they received ...

As a breastfeeding mom of a toddler – and with another child on the way – Gabrielle knows how vital it is to get the right nutrients, with her body serving both her children in different capacities.

In New Jersey, a single mother struggled to figure out how to feed her two young sons with $50. In Oklahoma, a 61-year-old woman questioned whether driving to a food pantry was worth the gas money.

The federal government shutdown is disrupting major federal programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Now one in five children nationwide risks losing benefits because ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A grocery bag for Cheryl Rabe last Monday after her monthly $169 in food stamps didn't arrive.

Food stamps are often framed as a ticket to cheap chips and soda, but the rules at the register are far more specific than that stereotype suggests. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...

Mary Schiely relies on SNAP benefits, as do many customers at the small grocery store where she works. The nation’s day of feasting is not the easiest for them. By Kevin Williams and Audra D. S. Burch ...

In the parking lot at the San Jose Flea Market on Monday morning where Hunger at Home feeds the needy, the line of cars waiting for boxes of food increased 40% to nearly 250 — a need they haven’t seen ...

On Aug. 4, 2025, the USDA announced that the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services' request to allow the state to restrict SNAP recipients ...