Here in the United States of America in the 21st century, more than 50 million of your friends and coworkers and neighbors rely on food banks …
Erik Chalhoub here. Usually milestones are worth celebrating, but today marks a record no one should be proud of: At 36 days, this is now the …
Pam Marino here, thinking about the 30,000 families that possibly are about to go without CalFresh benefits—aka the California version of fede…
Sara Rubin here, taking a moment to think about all of the ways government impacts my life. Sometimes it’s invisible, or it’s a resource neede…
Although a letter from Bishop Daniel Garcia of the Diocese of Monterey dated April 18 states that he’s writing “on an important topic: the sex…
Almost three years ago, the Trump administration took aim at immigrants by upending and effectively weaponizing an existing rule known as publ…
Congress has been deliberating over existential questions about food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), …
When House Republicans first started talking about plans to trim the nation's food stamp program, they were looking at $20-30 billion in cuts.
Food stamps have been included in the U.S. Farm Bill every year since 1973—until now.