Times Union

SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

(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 ...
WHYY

1 in 3 Pa. SNAP recipients are kids. As cuts remain in limbo, Philly-area schools face ‘uncertainty’ feeding students

Nearly 42 million people in the U.S. count on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, for food. All are at risk of that support vanishing or, at the very least, ...
WDIO

Anderson’s Greenhouse provides meals for kids relying on SNAP

In St. Louis county alone, there are roughly 16,000 people who rely on SNAP benefits. A small family-owned business in Two Harbors is stepping up to help kids. Anderson’s Greenhouse provides meals for ...
Iowa Public Radio

2026 brings changes to SNAP in Iowa and the arrival of Summer EBT

Starting Jan. 1, taxable foods and beverages in Iowa will no longer be eligible under SNAP. This includes candy, soda and ...
Healio

1 in 7 kids on SNAP, WIC still experience food insecurity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among children in households that receive food assistance, 13.5% still experience food insecurity. Age, ...
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Who relies on SNAP in Kansas? Data shows many are children living in these counties

After a delay due to the federal shutdown, Kansas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, recipients have now received their full November benefits, though the move comes as federal back ...
KMBC Kansas City

Kansas Department for Children and Families issues full SNAP benefits to families

DORISSA WHITE SHARES. THE NEW HELP AVAILABLE IN LAWRENCE. WE’RE TRYING TO COLLECT AS MUCH SHELF STABLE ITEMS AS POSSIBLE, MORE THAN A THOUSAND STUDENTS IN LAWRENCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS LIVE IN HOUSEHOLDS ...
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SNAP cuts hit Texas foster kids: ‘We can't rely on the government'

America's safety net for feeding families, especially children, is failing. On Monday the Trump administration announced it would only partially pay Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) ...
Newsweek

Fact Check: Does Project 2025 Plan to Take Kids from Parents on SNAP?

A post on X has gone viral for saying that Project 2025 promoted removing children from single-parent households that claim Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The post has so ...

Soda, candy cut for Florida SNAP users in 2026. What's changing and when

Starting in 2026, Florida SNAP recipients will no longer be able to use federal assistance for certain "non-nutritious items ...
wtvr

Virginia to ban soda, energy drink purchases with SNAP benefits

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia will no longer allow residents to purchase carbonated sweetened beverages using SNAP benefits starting April 1, following approval of a federal waiver under the Make America ...