About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18. This food aid helps their families buy groceries and boosts their ...

After the longest government shutdown in history, SNAP benefits have returned. But for how long?

About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18. This food aid helps their families buy groceries and boosts their ...

The text was from the Illinois Department of Human Services, saying SNAP benefits for November would not be distributed because of the government shutdown. My stomach dropped before I even finished ...

The shutdown shows us how fragile the programs that protect kids’ stability actually are. Before the government shutdown, choosing whether to feed or house your family was already a reality for too ...

The shutdown saw a number of back-and-forth fights over funding SNAP, which rose to the Supreme Court level, and left millions in a state of uncertainty and turning to food banks and other charity ...

Trump ripped for invoking Bible’s command to care for children after fighting to keep SNAP food stamps from poorest kids - ‘You literally fought in court to strip families of food assistance,’ Gavin N ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jenalee Doom, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) About 4 in 10 of the more than ...