Civil rights groups and lawmakers urge full funding for SNAP in Georgia to prevent food insecurity. Federal cost shifts could deepen the crisis.

Civil rights and advocacy organizations are calling on Georgians to urge lawmakers to increase funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as new federal rules shift more costs to states ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Georgia residents who receive federal food aid won’t get their November benefits as the ongoing federal shutdown continues, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images) A “SNAP welcomed here” ...

Georgia lawmakers met in efforts to consider legislation that could change how residents using food assistance benefits spend their money.

As Washington wrestles with funding decisions, Georgia’s food‐assistance safety net is under pressure. More than 1.4 million Georgians, roughly 13% of the state’s population, rely on SNAP, according ...

About 705,000 households in Georgia that depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will not see their benefits on Nov. 1 because of the ongoing federal government shutdown, ...

The US Department of Agriculture announced Oct 24 that all Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended for the month of November. In Georgia, about 1.4 million people ...

Just as the funding deadline for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) passed, President Trump’s administration officially announced it would partially fund the benefits for November.