You may have seen posts on social media recommending people turn to another USDA food program called TEFAP for food assistance. But what you need to know is that TEFAP doesn’t work the same way as SNAP benefits.

With the uncertainty surrounding federal food assistance amid the government shutdown, Milwaukee County leaders are not waiting on help from the federal government to help families with basic food and grocery needs.

Beneficiaries on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] will only receive half of their normal payments, the Trump administration revealed in court this week.

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s special session proclamation would need to include language allowing the Legislature to take such action.

Virginia launches emergency nutrition program to support 854,000 SNAP recipients if federal shutdown continues, using state funds and weekly payments.

According to additional guidance distributed by USDA, a household of two people in most states, including Montana, would be eligible for — at most — a reduced allocation of $273 for the month of November. A household of four people, for example, would be eligible for the upper limit of $497.

The $4.5 million in emergency funding will support Baltimore County’s food assistance programs amid worries about SNAP benefits.

This program will help get food directly to families in need and is distributed throughout food pantries and meal sites.

The state is making another infusion of emergency food aid as 3 million New Yorkers face the looming expiration of nutrition assistance for the first time since the federal program began. The state is allocating $65 million to the state’s nutrition and farm-to-foodbank programs under a new emergency declaration,

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has directed $1.8 million in unspent COVID-19 relief funds to provide emergency food assistance, following the suspension of federal aid programs during the government shutdown.

The state is taking action to protect Hawaii residents, both families and individuals, from impacts of the ongoing federal government shutdown and disruption to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.