Local food pantries are calling on Congress to help seniors access food benefits. Many are urging lawmakers to fund a food delivery program. Right now, eligible low-income ...

TEFAP will offer food distribution events across Monroe County in March and April. See dates, locations and eligibility guidelines.

Project Food Box grew out of the Farmers to Families Food Box program and plans to continue distributing quality fresh produce to food banks and other partners. (courtesy Project Food Box) The Trump ...

The Social Security program is a cornerstone of financial stability for millions of Americans, particularly the elderly. In 2023, it lifted 22 million people out of poverty, with nearly three-quarters ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest anti-hunger program, but other initiatives are available to help seniors stretch their food budgets. According to USA.gov, ...

Leaders say these programs do more than fight hunger.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) — Second Harvest of the Big Bend says it must remove about 80 seniors from its Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) due to federal funding cuts. Second Harvest of the ...

The U.S. Senate passed a short-term measure on March 2 to continue funding the government while the debate rages over the long-term spending plan. While the temporary bill may have bought our ...

Tens of thousands of lower-income seniors in Orange County stand to lose federal money that helps them meet some basic needs – food, housing, job training – if the Trump administration’s preferred ...

Fifteen pallets of zucchinis and cucumbers sit in a refrigerator at at God’s Pantry Food Bank in Lexington, Ky., in 2019, delivered through the Farms to Food Banks program which distributes locally ...

A local food program benefiting seniors in Ottawa County will now be administered by the Michigan Department of Education, officials said, after cost and staffing challenges made the change necessary.