Bagels, hummus, carrots and peppers are all on the menu in Bonnie Stright's first-grade classroom at Andrew Hamilton School on Monday morning. "I can really see a difference in the children where they ...

Nearly 42 million people in the U.S. count on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly referred to as SNAP, for food. All are at risk of that support vanishing or, at the very least, ...

As the status of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits remains in flux amid the government shutdown, Philadelphia officials have published a plan to try to connect affected residents, ...

About one in eight Americans receives federal food aid, and in Philadelphia, that number is more like one in three. Now, due to the government shutdown, officials say those payments for food won't be ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday signed a declaration of disaster emergency to release millions to help feed low-income Pennsylvanians one day before the federal food safety net program runs out of money.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest, most effective tool the U.S. has to reduce food insecurity. As of late 2025, it helps more than 42 million people – including 2 ...