While 25 states plus Washington, DC filed a lawsuit on Oct. 28 in an attempt to force the Trump administration to fund November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, questions remain about WIC, which also receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) but via different monies and processes.

The California Department of Public Health, which administers WIC, says it has gotten additional funds from the USDA and expects “to remain fully operational through Nov. 30."

This list of articles highlights the challenges Washington food banks face due to federal funding cuts and increased demand. Key themes include rising food costs and cuts to SNAP.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to temporarily suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

Democrats and Republicans are pushing dueling bills to keep Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits funded through November, as the government shutdown threatens to cease the

The state health department is warning residents of potential delays in SNAP and WIC benefits in November because of the ongoing government shutdown.

Special benefits for low-income mothers are safe for now, despite the ongoing federal shutdown, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced Wednesday. Benefits under the Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women,

SOS and Walmart have teamed up to host a food drive this Saturday, to help SOS clients and families affected by the recent cuts to WIC and SNAP benefits for

As the federal government shutdown reaches it's one-month mark, local food assistance organizations are preparing for an increase in demand when pauses to SNAP