Approximately one in eight Americans receive food stamp benefits from the US government, a program at risk of losing its funding as of Saturday due to the government shutdown.

Sandra Easter has been here before, in a sense. A former district contracting chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Little Rock District, she was a public employee for more than 40 years, ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are set to be halted on Nov. 1 because of the federal government shutdown.

As SNAP benefits lapse amid the ongoing government shutdown, these food banks, mutual aid groups, community organizations and ...

Tucked away on a small dead-end street near ... food pantry’s hours of operation during the week before Nov. 1 than at any ...

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

Mutual aid refers to reciprocal support networks of neighbors who promptly meet each other’s most pressing needs when existing systems fail to make them whole. They emphasize “solidarity” with each ...

Many people might be wondering how they can help their neighbors put food on the table with federal food aid set to be frozen on Nov. 1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to freeze the ...

As federal benefits for food stamps expire on Saturday, Nov. 1, local communities, businesses and food banks are stepping up to help those in need.

As grocery costs rise and federal funding for food banks runs dry, food insecurity is plaguing many Memphis families. Now, the problem could get even ...

WSHU has compiled information on food banks, pantries and community organizations across Connecticut and Long Island that provide resources to individuals and families in need.

Millions of Texans could lose access to federal food assistance on Nov. 1 as the government shutdown continues.