Ruling in favor of a group of cities and community organizations that sued over the cuts, McConnell said that the USDA must fund SNAP using money in a contingency fund. But, he added that if the department finds that the money in the contingency fund is insufficient, then the agency must use other funding sources to make those payments.

Author and activist MacKenzie Scott has set a philanthropic record, donating $63 million to Maryland's Morgan State University – the school's largest individual donation ever – as well as $40 million to an organization dedicated to preserving Black ...

Federal judges say USDA must tap into billions of dollars in emergency funds to keep critical food assistance afloat

Local nonprofits aim to raise $500,000 to keep food pantries stocked for three months as federal shutdown threatens nutrition assistance for 106,000 area residents.

GREENFIELD — As uncertainty swirls around the future availability of federal funding, Community Action Pioneer Valley is launching a fundraising initiative to support its work providing low-income residents across Franklin and Hampshire counties with ...

Democratic state lawmakers in South Carolina called for more action days before food stamp benefits will be paused as the federal government shutdown continues.

With federal funding running out for the SNAP program that feeds millions of people in Georgia and South Carolina, it may be up to the state governments to act.

President Trump is threatening to cut off aid to Nigeria and take potential military action against the West African country’s government, saying it is failing to protect Christians. “If we attack,” he wrote,