food stamps

The judges ruled in favor of local officials who sought to force the federal government to keep the SNAP program running in November.

Gov. Tina Kotek announced she’s sending $5 million in state funding to food banks on Wednesday as Oregon braces for a cutoff of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program expected at the start of November.

The states are among many that are going to court to force the federal government to use emergency reserve money to prop up the federal food assistance program.

Now in its fourth week, the ongoing federal government shutdown will likely delay food benefits for millions of Californians — prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside $80 million in state support and deploy the California National Guard to assist food banks.

More than half of Oregonians that receive benefits are seniors, children and people with disabilities.

The governor has signed a law that will walk back data sharing meant to increase CalFresh recipients. The new limitations are in response to the federal government’s attempts to collect private data.

Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.

State agency in charge of food benefit payments still currently assessing any potential changes.

The number of people struggling to afford food more than doubled in some rural areas.

A legislative proposal that died in subcommittee would have helped 62,000 undocumented immigrants, including many farmworkers.

Most college students don’t qualify for CalFresh, California’s food stamps program, despite high rates of food insecurity. A pandemic-era rule that made it easier to get aid ends soon.

In 2021, two Oregon nonprofits involved in food aid launched a campaign to extend food assistance to people excluded from federal food benefits.