Montgomery County, Maryland, is expanding a program that helps families in need who don’t qualify for federal food assistance such as SNAP. For the last year, 500 working…
Read more Montgomery County expands program to address ‘SNAP Gap’ – WTOP NewsWASHINGTON, DC (AP) – Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson temporarily halted an order requiring the Trump administration make full Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program November payments by Friday, November 7. A…
Read more Supreme Court Issues Emergency Order Blocking Full SNAP Payments – KXLBOSTON, Massachusetts: Two federal judges ruled on October 31 that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot halt food assistance for millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown. They…
Read more Court rulings protect millions’ SNAP benefits amid shutdownVice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how the Trump…
Read more Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdownThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a notice on its website saying federal food aid will not go out on November 1, raising the stakes for families…
Read more Trump administration posts notice that no federal food aid will go out Nov. 1Montgomery County officials have said SNAP benefits could run out if the government shutdown doesn’t end, and that’s putting strain on food pantries, such as Manna Food Center.…
Read more Nonprofit food program in Md. worries about growing need as government shutdown continues – WTOP NewsSterling-based JK Moving Services founder Chuck Kuhn is the largest single landowner in Loudoun County, Virginia. JK Farm distributes food through Loudoun Hunger Relief, Food for Others, Arlington…
Read more Loudoun nonprofit farm marks 5 years with 1 million pounds of donated food – WTOP NewsGOP guvs decry welfare and childhood obesity, tell lazy kids to “stay hungry” for success. Fifteen Republican governors have said no to participating in a federally funded food…
Read more Republican Guvs Tell Kids: “Stay Hungry!” – Bill Tope, Humor TimesCNN — The last time the federal government shut down five years ago, Jesse Santiago found himself standing in line at his local food bank, rationing medication and…
Read more Going to food banks. Canceling after-school activities. How federal workers will manage a government shutdown | CNN PoliticsCNN — At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured Friday in a crush among people waiting for Ramadan food donations in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi,…
Read more 13 killed in crush while waiting for food donations in Pakistan’s Karachi | CNNMinneapolis CNN — As head of PAWS Atlanta, Joe Labriola can get a good sense of the region’s economic well-being from the day-to-day activity of the city’s oldest…
Read more Price hikes are double whammy for pet owners who are crushed by inflation | CNN BusinessLondon CNN — London’s mayor has announced an emergency program to provide free meals for all children attending state primary schools in the capital, adding to a string…
Read more London is handing out free meals for all primary school children | CNN BusinessCNN — Groceries cost 13.5% more than they did a year ago. Nearly 25 million adults live in households where there isn’t always enough to eat. Some 40%…
Read more White House seeks to tackle food insecurity at first hunger conference since 1969 | CNN PoliticsCNN — Nearly 5 million children in eight states could lose out on some extra funds for food unless their state officials sign up for a federal relief…
Read more Nearly 5 million kids might miss out on food assistance if these states don’t act by Friday | CNN Politics
