Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on an ...

Diane Cress, Wayne State University If the government had found a way to save US$10 for every dollar it spent helping low-income people get healthier, wouldn’t it make sense for it to keep doing that?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at a grocery store. ...

Thousands of Nevadans who cannot prove they are working at least 20 hours a week could lose their monthly food assistance by the end of the month under new federal rules. In Nevada, about 44,700 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As government shutdown continues, conversations about SNAP, WIC and other government benefits have become more dire. Government ...