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The nation’s largest food aid program is about to see cuts. Here’s what you should know

The Trump administration’s overhaul of the nation’s largest food assistance program will cause millions of people to lose benefits, strain state budgets, and pressure the nation’s food supply chain, all while likely hindering the goals of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” platform,

Food Aid Program for Low-Income Women and Children Gets More Temporary Funding

An injection of $450 million for WIC comes as the Trump administration announced it would only fund partial benefits for another food aid program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP,

Federal judge orders USDA to fully fund food stamp program

The action comes two days after states sued the federal agency that administers SNAP benefits. Funds were set to stop flowing Saturday.

What is the World Food Programme, and what does it do?

The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP), which won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and promote peace, was founded in 1961 at the request of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower.

Double Up Food Bucks food assistance program makes changes as SNAP pauses in November

Double Up Food Bucks program, a program that matches produce purchases up to $20 a day, is lifting that cap amid the looming pause in SNAP benefits.
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