Some fear federal safety net is unraveling for those in need
Doris Cochran, a disabled mother of two young boys, is stockpiling canned foods these days, filling her shelves with noodle soup, green beans, peaches and pears — anything that can last for months or even years.
USDA moves to tighten restrictions on food stamps
The Trump administration is setting out to do what this year’s farm bill didn’t: tighten work requirements for millions of Americans who receive federal food assistance.
Congress approves $400 billion for farmers, forests, poor
After months of debate and negotiation, Congress voted final approval Wednesday to a massive farm bill that will provide more than $400 billion for agriculture subsidies, conservation programs and food aid.
Plan would allow drug testing for some food stamp recipients
The Trump administration is considering a plan that would allow states to require certain food stamp recipients to undergo drug testing, handing a win to conservatives who’ve long sought ways to curb the safety net program.
Food boxes, not stamps? Idea in Trump budget worries grocers
Finding fresh food in this tiny riverside community that was hit hard by the steel industry’s decline has always been a challenge.
Food box idea draws ire from Democrats, advocates
The Trump administration is pushing what it calls a “bold new approach to nutrition assistance”: replacing the traditional cash-on-a-card that food stamp recipients currently get with a pre-assembled box of canned foods and other shelf-stable goods dubbed “America’s Harvest Box.”
For some, food benefits set to expire
Some Mississippi residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits may lose those benefits starting April 1 if they do not satisfy certain work-related requirements.
Food stamp cutoff concerns advocates for poor in Miss.
With 75,000 Mississippians at risk of losing food stamp benefits on March 30 if they don’t find work or training, social service providers fear an influx of hungry people in what’s already the hungriest state in the nation.
In Lowndes, 23 percent on government assistance
The Lowndes County director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services spoke to the Rotary club Tuesday about the department’s efforts with regards to SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Training funds target food stamp recipients in Mississippi
A $20.5 million federal program will match SNAP recipients to workforce training and job opportunities in Mississippi.
Our View: Lowndes County has a real stake in food stamp debate
A recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the use of food stamps, also known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), has revealed an interesting paradox in Lowndes County.
Farm bill passes House after years of disagreement
After years of setbacks, a nearly $100 billion-a-year compromise farm bill cleared the House on Wednesday despite strong opposition from conservatives who sought a bigger cut in food stamps.
The new face of food stamps: working-age Americans
In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps — a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients.
Milk prices could rise if farm bill looms
A New Year’s deadline that could send the price of milk skyward looms over congressional negotiators as they try to reach agreement on a five-year farm bill. They’ve been tripped up by differences over the nation’s food stamp program and how to restructure farm subsidies.
Xerox says access restored for food stamp users
Food stamp recipients should be able to use their debit-style cards in grocery stores now that vendor Xerox Corp. has restored service after a system outage that affected people across 17 states.
Computer problems cause food-stamp cards to fail
JACKSON — Low-income shoppers at many Mississippi stores had to abandon carts of groceries Saturday after computer problems caused electronic payments for food stamps to
Food stamp recipients fret as stimulus boost ends
CONCORD, N.H. — A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the
Food pantries eye potential food stamp cuts
With Congress potentially cutting billions of dollars from the federal food stamp program — now known as SNAP — in coming years, local food pantries are preparing themselves for an increased demand.
Pastor Jody Gurley of First Assembly of God Care Center in Columbus said the potential cuts could have a noticeable impact.
House votes to cut $4B a year from food stamps
WASHINGTON — The House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation’s main feeding
Time to take a bite out of food stamps?
Food stamps look ripe for the picking, politically speaking.