CONTINGENCY PLAN TO BACKSTOP THOSE BENEFITS IS MOVING FORWARD. THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MEANS TIME AND MONEY ARE RUNNING OUT FOR SNAP, THE STATE’S FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. LAWMAKERS ...

Since its inception, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance or SNAP program — commonly known as “food stamps” — has all too often drifted from its original purpose. Instead of offering a temporary hand ...

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - A program administered by the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) that helps Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries build ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins sounded the alarm Saturday about widespread fraud and corruption within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), popularly known as food stamps, ...

Some beneficiaries of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Arkansas are now required to participate in an employment and training program that was previously voluntary, the state ...

Starting Wednesday, tens of thousands of humanitarian immigrants across California will no longer be eligible for food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, benefits that ...