SNAP food benefits help feed millions of Americans every year. With the program facing a lack of funding, it's worth learning how it actually works.

Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food assistance program is expected to run out after Nov. 1 if the government remains shut. The bill Schmidt will cosponsor, H.R. 5822, would continue SNAP funding for Kansans in need.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is creating a state-based system to fill the gap for people who are in need of food assistance.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as well as another assistance program for women, infants and children, are at risk of running out of federal dollars in days.

Is SNAP the same as food stamps? Having access to these benefits will be affected by a government shutdown. Details to follow.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday announced that Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) will deliver benefits to people who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If the shutdown hasn’t ended by Nov. 1, VENA will begin weekly distributions on Monday.

In the most recent DOD survey of active-duty military spouses, about 7% said they were using WIC benefits and 1% said they were using SNAP.

The USDA stated that benefits will not be issued on Nov. 1, Treasure Valley residents can turn to numerous local food banks and pantries for support.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson will hold a press conference about food assistance days ahead of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s Nov. 1 hiatus.