food stamps

Almost 25 million people in the U.S. live in food deserts. These are neighborhoods with limited access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food sources.…

What you see above is a chart of all 80 federal programs that provide help to low-income families. This chart was prepared by the leaders of the U.S.…

More and more people, especially kids, need help getting food.Last year, one in every five kids lived in households that depended on SNAP benefits (you…

At the end of this week food stamp benefit levels are going to fall for the 1.75 million people in Michigan who use the program. A boost from federal…

The busy analysts at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities have been looking at Paul Ryan’s latest budget proposal (spoiler alert: it’s a lot like…

Turkey. Mashed Potatoes. Stuffing. Pie. It's just about all I can think about right now. Thanksgiving is a special day, but the truth is, I'm extremely…

There has been very little talk about poverty in this election. Just how little, you ask? So little there was an entire #talkpoverty twitter campaign to…