JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — In less than a week, Indiana's ban on using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits ...

Carmen Basu, bundled in a red jacket and woolly scarf, stood outside the headquarters of her local health plan one morning after picking up free groceries. She had brought her husband, teenage son, ...

Iowa now plans to participate in summer EBT in 2026 after the USDA said it could ban card holders from buying candy or soda.

Iowa will be among the few states allowing SUN Bucks purchases to follow Healthy SNAP guidelines, effective January 1, 2026.

After two summers of opting not to participate in the federal Summer EBT program, which helps families feed kids when they are out of school, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) supports over 40 million Americans monthly, providing crucial aid to low ...

Learn how Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) works, its uses in government assistance programs like SNAP, and how it aids ...

Hot line workers are used to dealing with urgent calls — sometimes in life-or-death situations. When more than a million Massachusetts residents were in danger of losing their food stamps last month ...

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is issuing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on its normal monthly schedule in December, following disruptions in ...

A simple addition to Ohio's benefit cards could save thousands of Ohioans from millions of dollars in stolen food assistance. Unlike most credit cards, Ohio's benefits cards don't have a chip. That ...

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Many Indigenous families rely on SNAP benefits, and they struggled during the government shutdown. We hear from tribal members on how they tried to fill the gaps, and why they still worry. Cuts to ...