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SNAP funding for Minnesotans: How is the state involved?

Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans receive SNAP benefits. The Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) ...

Uncertainty Persists for Americans Waiting for Monthly Food Stamps

Judges on Friday ordered the federal government to continue providing food assistance during the shutdown. But benefits will ...

Low-income families face financial cliff as shutdown threatens aid

"I'm wondering how I'm going to be able to afford everything" if federal food aid is halted, one single mom said.

As shutdown hits one-month mark, federal workers are not okay

Missed paychecks and mounting bills are causing people to fall behind on rent and go hungry across the nation.

SNAP has provided grocery help for 60-plus years; here’s how it works

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is a major piece of the U.S. social safety net used by nearly 42 ...

How to talk to kids about food insecurity amid looming SNAP benefit cuts

As the federal government shutdown stretches on, families who rely on SNAP benefits are preparing for the possibility that ...

Government training in how to 'put children first'

Government ministers and public service staff are to be trained in children's rights and "how to incorporate them into making decisions and policy". It comes after a plan to put "young people at the ...

The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country

The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal ...
Colorado Public Radio

Shutdown adds more stress on Colorado’s already strained federal workers

The shutdown is the latest stressor for Colorado’s federal workers as the Trump administration works to slash the government workforce. Government employees have described an atmosphere of chaos, ...