The USDA announced July 24 that it will launch a third and final round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program purchases starting in September. The program, first announced April 19, authorized USDA ...

Two federal judges told the U.S. Department of Agriculture it must begin using contingency funds to provide food assistance, ...

SNAP funds running out during the shutdown is the big news, but other food assistance programs are also running dry.

On a recent Saturday, a truck pulled into an empty parking lot behind a shared kitchen space in Baltimore, and a driver began unloading 500 boxes filled with fresh leafy greens, cucumbers, green beans ...

Produce is shown for sale in April 2022 at the Cultivate Hope Corner Store in Cedar Rapids. The USDA has denied Iowa’s plan to opt out of the summer Expanded Benefits food program and instead ...

The USDA approved $1.2 billion for its Farmers to Families Food Box Program to help farmers distribute excess food to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The approval was announced May 8, and ...

Local food banks, pantries, and feeding programs are doing what they can to keep food flowing to low-income households as ...