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Legislation extending the tax credits reached the floor only after a discharge petition by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

Our first grader goes to a Title I public school and a well-known, national non-profit (we’ll call it “the ABC program”) runs ...

New guidelines for healthy eating say Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and ...

New US dietary guidelines released Wednesday echo past advice, but also include nods to US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” movement — urging ...

A new probeless smart oven uses cameras and weight sensors to identify the precise geometry of the food you stick inside.

Efforts that began when the federal SNAP program was paused have worked to deliver food, support, and hope to hundreds in ...

Nearly a quarter of a million families got that same cash injection from the nonprofit GiveDirectly as they missed SNAP deposits many need to feed their households.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Kroger launched on Monday a new program to provide a discount on fruits and vegetables, as well as half-off of ...

George Matysik, executive director of Share Food Program, paced behind a standing desk in his North Philadelphia office. In the background, the hunger relief program’s warehouse was visible through a ...

As families continue to struggle with high grocery prices and inflation, the federal and provincial governments say more students in Saskatchewan will now have access to healthy meals at school. At a ...

Between the government shutdown and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps) is undergoing significant cuts. This 60-year ...