For years, the state has made certain promises to residents living on the edge: Fall on hard times and the social safety net will catch you. Can it still keep its word?

Teens make a difference in area nursing homes this holiday season. For the third year these area teens come together to sing, ...

Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Virginia and Tennessee are joining 12 other states in adding waivers that will ...

Progress came to a halt on incrementally reducing the state's SNAP error rate due to a unique provision in the "One Big ...

We’re allowing our kin, we’re allowing our friends, our neighbors to suffer the indignity … of not having enough food and to ...

New Yorkers who rely on federal food assistance could see more program disruptions in upcoming months, New York Focus reports ...

Roughly a year into the second Trump administration, changes have frayed federal safety nets and upended practices once taken ...

People are worried, and they are scared,” said Berkshire Bounty Director of Development Sara Haimowitz. “Food insecurity was already a growing issue in Berkshire County, and I don’t think that this ...

The Oregon Department of Human Services says work requirements for SNAP benefits are now being enforced in every county in ...

Hawai’i, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee received permission from the USDA to restrict which ...

The harmful Republican megabill imposes massive cuts in food assistance, health coverage, and other supports for people with ...