SNAP

The average SNAP benefit will increase by $36.24 per person, per month, starting in October.

New legislation aims to fight food insecurity in college students

The charitable organizations called food banks are getting a lot of attention and donations right now. But they aren't nearly as important or effective as SNAP, formerly known as food stamps.

Most SNAP benefit recipients need to shop in person— a problem for those at high risk for COVID-19.

The U.S. government will soon implement a new rule that makes it harder for able-bodied adults without dependents to get food stamps without working a…

The Trump administration has finalized a rule to limit food stamp benefits for single able-bodied adults who can't show that they work more than 20 hours a week, though legal challenges are possible.

President Donald Trump this week is expected to sign the 2018 Farm Bill that passed Congress last week. The bill includes some relief for struggling dairy…

State and local officials went to Rochester's Public Market Thursday to tout the fact that more New Yorkers are now eligible for nutritional benefits…

People who use food stamps to purchase groceries should get their shopping done early this weekend, as the system will be down Sunday morning to go…

The number of people who are hungry in central and northern New York is climbing. The latest survey from the Food Bank of Central New York shows an…