For Ashleigh Ligon, a mother of six living in Federal Way, Washington, the defining word for November has been “uncertainty.” Ligon’s household is already marked by the chaos of a large family—her six ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oregon distributed November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to hundreds of thousands of Oregonians, but ...

The end of the government shutdown last month restored funding for a critical food assistance program that keeps millions of families out of hunger. But the weeks-long crisis over the fate of the ...

Just as SNAP benefits were reinstated for millions of Americans following the reopening of the federal government, many are now set to permanently lose them. Nearly 42 million Americans, including low ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When a federal court late Thursday ordered the Trump Administration to release 100% of SNAP benefits immediately, the Oregon Department of Human Services worked through the ...

(NEXSTAR) – With the government shutdown finally over, states are working to get food assistance flowing again. They’re also working to implement new restrictions and cuts to who can qualify for SNAP ...

President Donald Trump’s administration returned to the Supreme Court on Monday in a push to keep full payments in the SNAP federal food aid program frozen. The request is the latest in a flurry of ...

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