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Emergency allotments that took effect in 2020 for those receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will end next month. Many expect the decrease will be especially challenging for low-income families.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Education Program (SNAP-Ed) is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and helps SNAP recipients learn how to eat healthy food on a budget. Its employees complain of wages so low that they themselves qualify for SNAP.
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Southern Illinois residents using food assistance will be able to get more for their money at area farmer’s markets.Foodworks is continuing the program,…
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The Illinois House has approved legislation that would allow people to use Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP benefits, online.
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Likely more than 100,000 Illinoisans will lose food stamps under a rule change finalized by President Donald’s Trump administration this week.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation that will allow some Supplement Nutrion Assistance Program (SNAP) - formerly known as food stamps - recipients to...
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A change to eligibility for federal food assistance could affect hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans.Able bodied people ages 18 to 49 without dependents,…
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The expiration of the Farm Bill is putting the brakes on conservation programs important for many Illinois farmers and ranchers.While the legislation…
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It’s a challenge for people with severe mental illnesses to hold down a job or get the medical help they need. And that extends to when they try to...
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There’s a Republican-authored proposal in the next farm bill that would require millions more people to work or volunteer in order to receive federal...