Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request to send monthly food boxes to low income families over the summer, instead of sending them money for food, has been denied by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

The USDA has denied Iowa’s plan to opt out of the summer Expanded Benefits food program and instead distribute food boxes to food-insecure children. The state will reapply for the waiver under ...

The USDA is criticizing the governor’s proposed alternative to providing federal food assistance next summer to low-income households with children. Governor Kim Reynolds did not sign Iowa up ...

Illinois had $14.7 million in funding terminated and another $6.4 million in other USDA funds frozen in recent weeks, halting a food box program that paired local farmers with food pantries, said ...

The USDA’s decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country — all as hunger continues to climb ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied Iowa’s proposed plan to provide boxes of food to low-income households with children next summer rather than participate in the federal food benefits ...