Great Reads for Good Food

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the cornerstone of the United States' fight against food insecurity, offering crucial assistance to countless seniors for the purchase of essential grocery i...

Illinois has faced an alarming increase in incidents involving the theft of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, with losses totaling more than $4.5 million from Oct...

In a society where economic challenges often stand in the way of accessing basic needs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as Food Stamps, has been a beacon of hope for mi...

With the arrival of summer and the pause on school meals, many families face the added challenge of ensuring their children continue to receive nutritious food.  Recognizing this need, the United States...

In a recent discussion in The New York Times' The Ethicist column, an intriguing moral query was posed regarding an amateur painter's reliance on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), co...

In 2023, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits proved insufficient to cover the costs of a modest meal in 98% of counties across the United States, a comprehensive analysis by the Urban...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have infiltrated our food system largely without our knowledge or consent. These toxic “forever chemicals” persist in the environment and accumulate in...

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has uncovered a troubling gap: out of the 3.3 million college students who qualified for federal food assistance in 2020, two-thirds did not cl...

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) makes annual adjustments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which many people know as the program that provides food stamp...