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The Modern Age for Food Stamps
Before you head to the grocery store, if your first step isn't writing down your list or even gathering up your coupons, you might be a part of a group of people that calls the digits on the backs of their EBT cards to see how much money the...
State Disparities: The Unequal Expansion of Food Stamps for Kids
A startling disparity is emerging across the United States as a new program expands food stamp benefits for low-income families with children during the summer. While more than half of the states are part...
Navigating SNAP Benefits on a Limited Income: Strategies for Healthier Eating
Living on a fixed income can present challenges when it comes to affording nutritious food. For individuals receiving the minimum monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit...
What is SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and How to Qualify
Food assistance programs have a long history in the United States going back to 1939 with the creation of the FSP program in New York. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP began in 19...
2024 Presidential Candidates and the Future of America's Food Assistance Programs
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are the central figures of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, each with distinctly different visions for the country's future, especially regarding the Sup...
How SNAP Fights Hunger
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is designed to make sure that people who have limited income are able to get the nutrition that they need. Low-income families, disabled people and the elderly are some of the people who receive SN...
A Closer Look at the Recent SNAP Benefit Updates
Amidst the evolving landscape of economic realities, the recent adjustments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits come as a timely response to the changing needs of vulnerable families across the Unit...
Medicaid and Food Aid Programs Facing Potential Budget Cuts - How to Get Ready
President Donald Trump's administration has said Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid won't see budget cuts. However, new plans from the Republicans suggest otherwise. On April 10, ...
Balancing Passion and Welfare: A Look at Artists on Food Stamps
In a recent discussion in The New York Times' The Ethicist column, an intriguing moral query was posed regarding an amateur painter's reliance on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), co...