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"I think the food banking industry is very cognizant, very aware of it. I don't think most people understand what's headed ...
SNAP is not only the nation’s most effective anti-poverty program for the younger population, reducing extreme poverty by ...
Trump’s “big beautiful bill” aims to boost the economy, but experts say it could have the opposite effect in many places.
Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” (BBB) is an absolute disaster. It dismantled critical support for millions of people in order  to extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy.
Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” — passed by Congress— eliminated funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...
As we head into the last weeks of summer break, my family has been preparing for back-to-school, and now I’m prepping for ...
Ensuring that large corporations pay their fair share would also help level field for local businesses that can’t shift their ...
Before the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed Congress, Marilyn Maddocks was “terrified” that lawmakers held her fate in their ...
Cuts to the food stamp program could affect rural grocery stores that rely more heavily on low-income shoppers.
The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank supports about 171,200 guests each month. This is dramatically up from the 118,000 average in ...
North Olympic Peninsula food banks are bracing for an influx of customers following the recently passed federal budget that includes deep cuts to social services. “Our mantra right now at the food ...
SNAP, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is crucial in helping families who have trouble putting food on the table ...