National Council Committee on Health, Education and Welfare met on Tuesday, Jan. 20 to discuss Head Start grants, a $1 ...

After reports of stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and cash assistance increased due to ...

ERWIN, Tenn. (WJHL) – As the Tennessee General Assembly prepares for a new legislative session on Jan. 13, local lawmakers are commenting on the summer EBT program, also known as Sun Bucks. Sun Bucks ...

In a survey, families who participated in the state-run Healthy Kids Iowa program say they would choose the federal Summer ...

Advocates for food aid called for the state to participate next year in a federal program aimed at making sure children don’t go hungry during the summer when school meals are not available. Advocates ...

A key summer food assistance program that helps families bridge the gap when school cafeterias close could again be off the table in Tennessee.The U.S. Departme ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee is concerned after ...

Significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, took effect Jan. 1, reshaping what hundreds of ...

Cedar River Academy kitchen manager Teresa Murray bags up food during the Healthy Kids Iowa program event in Cedar Rapids on June 17, 2025. During the program each eligible child receives $40 worth of ...

IOWA, USA — The state of Iowa will participate in the federal Summer EBT program for the first time in two years... with some adjustments. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Health and Human Services ...