Great Reads for Good Food

California’s CalFresh program, the state version of federal SNAP food benefits, is getting stricter. Two federal laws—the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA) and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...

A positive attitude and mindset have the power to change your life. How you think can be the difference between feeling happy and content or feeling stuck in a downward spiral. It's all about the powe...

In May 2024, Senator Debbie Stabenow introduced a new law proposal called the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024.  This law wants to make farming in America better and...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the biggest federal food assistance program in the United States. It helps people with low incomes buy groceries. SNAP is managed by the U.S. Department of Agricul...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as food stamps, is a federal program that helps individuals and families combat hunger by providing affordable and nutritious food. While the pro...

If you use SNAP benefits (food stamps), you might have noticed that the date you receive your money changes each month. Even though SNAP is a federal program, every state manages its own payment schedule. Che...

The U.S. government recently ended a shutdown that delayed monthly SNAP (food stamp) payments for millions of Americans. After the government reopened, President Trump’s administration told states to make s...

In recent years, many states in the U.S. have seen more cases of food benefit theft. This problem happens partly because many EBT cards, which are used for programs like SNAP (food stamps), only ha...

Six more states—Hawaii, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee—have recently received approval to ban the purchase of junk food using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...