Great Reads for Good Food

California’s CalFresh program, the state version of federal SNAP food benefits, is getting stricter. Two federal laws—the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...

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...

If you live in Texas and need help paying for groceries, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can help. SNAP benefits are given each month on a Lone Star Card, which works like a debit card at stores.  ...

When the cost of living rises and wages stay low, even the most frugal budget can have difficulty making ends meet. For many Americans dealing with financial hardship, food stamps are an essential ...

More than 40 million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, to put food on the table. For families struggling to make ends meet, this vital assistance can...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, is vital for offering nutritional support to countless individuals and families facing hardship. The ...

One of the bigger expenses for care centers for children and adults involves providing nutritious meals, but one federal program can help deflect part of that cost. The Child and Adult Care Food Prog...

Starting in 2026, twelve states—including Texas and Florida—will make new rules about what foods people can buy using their SNAP benefits. SNAP, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assi...

In recent years, many states in the U.S. have seen more cases of food benefit theft. This problem happens partly because many EBT cards, which are used for programs like SNAP (food stamps), only ha...