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The first year Shirley Mease cooked up a free Thanksgiving feast in the Reeds Spring High School cafeteria, icy weather kept most people away. But when her family knocked on doors to offer the meals, the gratefulness they found confirmed the need in her Missouri community.

A program in Los Angeles County is recycling unused food to feed hungry residents — and offering a model for other cities.

While Washington operations have resumed, many continue to recover from the shutdown

The U.S. government has caused massive food waste during President Donald Trump’s second term. Policies such as immigration raids, tariff changes and temporary and permanent cuts to food assistance programs have left farmers short of workers and money, food rotting in fields and warehouses, and millions of Americans hungry. And…

The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits had to find other ways to stock their cupboards.

Hunger is part of American life. Even as a professional adult, it’s never too far from Dr Angie Morrill’s thoughts

In-app notifications go out this week to users believed to be aged under 16 ahead of 10 December social media ban

Seeds, spices, frozen foods and snacks all qualify for SNAP at Walmart. Here are nine categories of eligible items that surprise retirees using food benefits.

Just as food aid resumed after the federal government reopened, millions of Americans now risk losing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under a new law that tightens who qualifies and shifts more costs to states.

The Trump administration waived the requirements in November

Food insecurity is a growing issue among retirees, especially those living on fixed incomes. Rising grocery prices and medical costs make it difficult for seniors...