Great Reads for Good Food

Online shopping for healthy and organic products just got easier for low-income families in the United States. Starting next week, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can u...

Food insecurity is happening far more often than most folks realize. The latest figures from April 2023 show that 41.9 million people in 22.2 million households received SNAP benefits. That comes down to recipients makin...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, is vital for offering nutritional support to countless individuals and families facing hardship. The ...

Millions of Americans who could get help buying food aren't asking for it, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  They're trying extra hard to let college students know...

In 2025, CalFresh, which is California's version of the federal assistance program SNAP, is still helping people get the food they need.  This program uses something called an EBT (Electronic ...

Navigating financial challenges as a student can be overwhelming, especially when juggling the demands of education without a steady income. To alleviate some of the financial burdens, many students turn t...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as "food stamps," is the main food assistance program in the United States. SNAP helps millions of families with low incom...

California’s CalFresh program, the state version of federal SNAP food benefits, is getting stricter. Two federal laws—the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...

As the end of the year approaches, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released the payment dates for December's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. This information is cruci...