USDA Cuts More Than $1 Billion Earmarked For Local Food In Schools, Food Banks

Millions of children risk losing access to free school meals with these changes, school meal advocates say.

Food stamp recipients sue USDA over restrictions on candy, energy drinks

Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Fox Business

USDA calls SNAP benefits program 'out of control,' plans major overhaul

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s working to reform what it calls the "out of control" SNAP benefits program. The agency plans to redirect more of its nutrition budget toward healthier, ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

New SNAP requirements now in effect, USDA planning major overhaul of program

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...
NPR

The agriculture secretary says SNAP changes are coming. Here's what we know

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is promising big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which currently helps almost 42 million Americans buy groceries. In recent media ...

Food resources beyond SNAP that help stretch your grocery budget

You're making dinner from whatever's left in the cabinet, telling yourself payday is close. Or maybe you're doing the math on ...

$1 billion cut from USDA food programs. What it means for Pa. schools, food banks

The USDA is eliminating the Local Food for Schools and Local Food Purchase Agreement programs as part of the Trump administration's spending purge.