Pennsylvania, New Jersey begin sending SNAP benefits
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Hundreds of thousands of NJ residents are affected by the pause in SNAP benefits or are federal employees who are going unpaid. Here's help.
New Jersey residents who rely on SNAP can use their EBT cards again after November funding was issued amid the federal government shutdown.
From mobile food pantries to emergency cash assistance, aid is available to those in need as federal food benefits face unprecedented disruption.
Beginning at 10 a.m., cars stretched down Fort Lee Road as families from all walks of life, from federal workers to single parents and retirees, lined up to receive food packages. The drive-thru-only event at the Overpeck Park Amphitheater parking lot provided 2,
On Thursday, a Rhode Island judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP and release the money to states by Friday. The Trump administration quickly appealed the order asking for an emergency pause to the ruling.
Gov. Phil Murphy sent members of the National Guard to emergency food organizations after funding for SNAP benefits lapsed.
The federal government shutdown caused a pause in the disbursement of SNAP benefits for November, but DoorDash is stepping in to help.
Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday that members of the New Jersey National Guard have been deployed to support the state’s food banks.
Nearly 42 million Americans use SNAP monthly. Do you qualify for SNAP, or food stamps in NJ? See eligibility requirements, income brackets, more.
Philly area food banks are seeing skyrocketing demand for food after SNAP payments did not go out to millions in the local area on Nov. 1.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka mobilized local nonprofits to help 37,000 residents — 29,000 of them children — who rely on the federal food program.
The elimination of farm-to-school funding and changes to SNAP eligibility may disqualify tens of thousands of kids from getting free meals at school.