Financial struggles can be felt by anyone and when times get tough, it can be hard to make ends meet. Fortunately, there are programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, that ...

SNAP-Ed, the country’s largest nutrition education program, was eliminated last fall. States are starting to feel the impact.

The record-breaking government shutdown has come to an end, but what remains are the ripple effects that played out over those 43 days. Among them were the disruptions to food assistance benefits like ...

A critical program supporting healthy communities in Illinois and across the country took a devastating hit on July 4 when HR1, the federal budget reconciliation bill, was passed and signed into law.

A White House memo ordered a temporary federal funding freeze, exempting Social Security and Medicare. Here are some programs ...

SPRINGFIELD — The nutrition coordinators came to zhuzh up the lowly black bean. “Today, we’re making a cowboy caviar, which is a take on a salsa,” said Abigail Killian, standing by a table holding ...

As the longest government shutdown continues without an end in sight, tribal leaders across Arizona are preparing their tribal members for impact and uncertainty, especially the loss of SNAP benefits.

URBANA, Ill. — In late July, the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announced it will end a successful Illinois Extension-led ...

Federal SNAP cuts raising concerns: Families across Oklahoma are worried about potential reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). State education officials say the situation ...

Oklahoma State Superintendent Lindel Fields urges families to complete school meal applications as SNAP uncertainty grows, while schools and local organizations work to support students in need. What ...