Great Reads for Good Food

Food insecurity is happening far more often than most folks realize. The latest figures from April 2023 show that 41.9 million people in 22.2 million households received SNAP benefits. That comes down to recipients makin...

The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) is a helpful program run by the U.S. government that gives free emergency food to people who don't have a lot of money.  It's managed by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), a ...

Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has reached out to the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with a suggestion to change what foods can be bought with SNAP benefits, which ma...

A lawsuit has been filed by a group of states against the Trump administration over privacy concerns in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This action challenges the administration'...

The U.S. government shutdown has lasted for two months, and it is now causing serious problems for many Americans. Because of the political gridlock in Washington, citizens are facing delays in getting food ass...

Millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should prepare for new rules that will start in December 2025. These changes are being made by the U....

As the expense of life in the United States has risen, federal subsidies to help individuals pay for necessities have been phased out one by one. Emergency funding for a food assistance...

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are about 32 million Americans that suffer from food allergies. This number includes a whopping 6% of all children. The level of...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that the last set of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments for this period, reaching up to $3,102, will be disbursed in Hawaii in Oct...