How to talk to kids about food insecurity amid looming SNAP benefit cuts

As the federal government shutdown stretches on, families who rely on SNAP benefits are preparing for the possibility that ...

Van Hollen after SNAP ruling: Trump administration ‘tried to use hungry kids as political pawns’

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (Md.) and other Democrats slammed the Trump administration Friday after a judge ordered the federal government to release emergency funds for the Supplemental Nutrition ...
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It’s not just a rich kid’s problem: Eating disorders triggered by growing food insecurity

Oona Hanson is a writer, educator and parent coach who specializes in helping families navigate diet culture and eating disorders. A common misconception about eating disorders is that they afflict ...
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GOP strategist calls 16M kids poised to lose food assistance socialist beasts

Republican strategist Lindy Li compared the 16 million children poised to lose food assistance on Saturday to “socialist ...

JB Pritzker directs $20 million to Illinois food banks as SNAP benefits set to freeze Saturday amid shutdown

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has earmarked additional funding to support seven food banks that supply more than 2,600 food pantries statewide ahead of SNAP freeze.