But heading into November, even though founder Tamye Longoria depends on SNAP benefits herself, she says the need will not be ...

Food pantries in Peoria are seeing an increase in demand due to uncertainty about SNAP benefits, and are relying on community donations to keep up with the need.

Grace, who asked to use a pseudonym for privacy, is one of the 41.7 million people nationwide who depend on the Supplemental ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 million, or about 1 in 8 Americans, to help buy groceries.

A federal judge in Boston ruled Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to pause a food assistance program for ...

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown. Friday's decisions came just before the Department of Agriculture planned to halt pay ...

Democratic officials in 25 states who sued the Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits flowing temporarily during the ...

For anyone looking for help or looking for a way to provide help amid the pause in benefits, NBC Chicago put together a list of resources in the area.

In Illinois,1.9 million people depend on snap benefits every month. $20 million in state funding is now heading to food banks ...

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps, is used by an estimated one in eight Americans to buy groceries.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that ...