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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for school leaders wondering how long grant money will ...

In an unprecedented situation, tens of millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.

Starting Nov. 1, 25% of the SNAP household benefit allotment will be provided as state-funded emergency assistance on the assigned date that SNAP benefits are normally issued.

Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ...

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, but the Knoxville Area Employment Consortium’s annual breakfast to celebrate the milestone was canceled due to the ...

State officials warn one-third of unsheltered population now faces greater barriers to obtaining SSI/SSDI benefits without ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs now has an enormous amount of paperwork to correct after a staffer “blindly” approved thousands of disability claims without properly reviewing them for close to two ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma City metro-area law enforcement agencies have launched a program designed to make interactions between police and residents safer and calmer for those with ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Despite the government shutdown, New York State residents are expected to continue getting federal food assistance benefits at least through October, Foodlink said in a Facebook post ...

CHICAGO — On a recent Sunday, I stood in the kitchen with my brother Daniel, watching as he cracked the fifth and final egg into a bowl — the blue bowl, his favorite for making scrambled eggs. He ...