Arkansas food banks have been experiencing an increase in demand during the ongoing federal government shutdown, as furloughed government employees have used these services to meet their needs.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, is the latest government program to be hit by ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced in a memo Friday that its contingency fund cannot legally be used to ...

ODJFS added SNAP recipients may not receive their November benefits as normally scheduled if the federal government shutdown ...

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) on Friday introduced a bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...

Efforts are ongoing to address problems Pitt County’s Department of Social Services has experienced with the untimely ...

Madison County Department of Social Services is aware that the Federal Government shutdown may have an effect on the ...

As the federal government shutdown threatens to halt Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits across Central ...

If the government shutdown stretches beyond October, experts warn that Nov. 1 could mark a grim cutoff for low- and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will not tap into its contingency fund to cover food stamp benefits next month.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a memo Friday the agency’s contingency fund cannot legally be used to provide food assistance benefits for more than 42 million people in November, as the ...

Food assistance program CalFresh will have its benefits delayed in November due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, ...