It’s your next-door neighbor,” Impact Coordinator Lemel Jones said. “I learned that early on in the midst of Hurricane Katrina — you never know how close you are to being that person in need.”

Roughly 42 million Americans rely on food stamps that arrive every month on their electronic benefit transfer cards. On Nov. 1, that aid is set to abruptly stop amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown,

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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank announced in a press release its sponsorship of the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program for children across the region during the 2025–2026 school year. Through the USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), the food bank is helping fill critical nutrition gaps by providing free meals at participating sites.

The North Texas Food Bank is working closely with partners to meet the increased need of food assistance across North Texas.

Republican Rep. Zach Nunn toured the Food Bank of Iowa’s location in Des Moines Monday and spoke with some of the organization’s leaders.

New Mexico has the highest SNAP participation rate of any American state, and is now bracing for the consequences if the vital benefit is allowed to lapse on November 1st. Jill Dixon, Executive Director of The Food Depot,