This is what happens when a record-long government shutdown affects millions of Americans who are already struggling with the high cost of food, housing, child care, and just about everything else.

The Department of Health and Human Services sets the federal poverty guidelines each year through the Federal Register. The ...

We have a large number of kids that actually come to school to shower because they don’t have running water at home." ...

Four national organizations offered firsthand accounts of what they described as a recent spike in requests for help from ...

The Trump administration said SNAP benefits will be partially paid in November. Here's what that means for Illinois.

Justin Bibb is the first Cleveland mayor in memory to challenge Guardians and Cavs owners' expectations for taxpayer-funded repairs in a city plagued by poverty.

Billionaire Bill Gates says we should back away from urgent emissions cuts and bet instead on tomorrow’s tech. But unless ...

The Trump administration suspended funding for food stamps this weekend, and local food banks are already overwhelmed by ...

The Service Workers SNAP Emergency Fund offers direct cash assistance, access to food resource partners and tools to organize ...

Promising to put the national interest above ‘political expediency’, the chancellor declined to recommit to Labour’s ...

A provision in HR 1, sometimes called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eliminated the caps on what many people were required ...

SNAP, America’s food safety net, has become a bargaining chip in Washington’s standoff. Reporter Sarah D. Wire explains ...