More likely than not, someone in your community – whether friend, family or neighbor – uses SNAP benefits. As millions of people could lose access to food assistance programs during the government shutdown, many Americans are trying – in however small a way – to fill in the gaps for people at risk of being left behind.

More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it would not use contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits during the shutdown.

SNAP recipients will now have a new way to use their benefits, and it could be as simple as clicking a button on their phone. In the next few months, Uber said it will add more grocers to the list of Uber Eats stores that accept SNAP on the app. More From ...

Shoppers in Colorado who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will soon be barred from using their benefits to buy certain junk foods. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday approved a waiver from Colorado seeking to exempt soda and ...