As millions of Americans prepare to lose SNAP benefits, some states are moving to bridge the gap

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

Federal government shutdown threatens SNAP food aid as several states scramble to help

A handful of states rolled out plans to use their own funds to provide benefits as the SNAP federal food aid program runs dry ...

Food aid at risk of expiring as effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end. Republican leaders in Congress said it’s ...

Hastings restaurant offering free meals to SNAP recipients in November

After federal officials announced SNAP benefits will be suspended for the month of November amid an ongoing government shutdown, a Hastings restaurant is helping its neighbors. Starting on Nov. 4, ...
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Childhood development program at risk in Minnesota as shutdown continues

Thousands of Minnesota children are at risk of losing Head Start services if the government shutdown continues.The Minnesota ...
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Twin Cities food assistance programs struggling as government shutdown nears 1 month

Many of the people seeking help from Meals on Wheels and Catholic Charities are among the 440,000 Minnesotans ...

How the federal shutdown will affect food stamps, heating assistance and more in Minnesota

Already, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on furlough or working without pay across the country. Now, some key ...