The twin crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington are coming to a head. The federal food assistance ...

With traditional SNAP benefits ending Saturday, participants can visit Charlotte-area farmers' markets for $50 in free food.

As the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) faces a November 1 cutoff amid the ongoing government shutdown, leaders in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia are stepping up to ...

The SNAP program has been a major piece of the U.S. social safety network since it launched as the food stamp program in 1964 ...

The last thing you want to do while in a foreign country is find yourself on the wrong side of the law, or doing something that might frustrate the locals. My mistake had nothing to do with breaking ...

Nearly 41 percent of U.S.-born infants participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, which may not have enough funding for an extended government shutdown.