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Food Insecurity on Campus: How SNAP is a 'Lifeline' for Many Students

Before she applied for food assistance through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Santa Clara University student Kaylee Jensen remembers the anxiety she felt when thinking about ...
The New York Times

Experts Say SNAP’s Food Budget Doesn’t Match How People Actually Eat

The government shutdown caused a panic among recipients, but the monthly budgeting issues go back 50 years and may get worse. By Meghan McCarron The government-shutdown crisis may be coming to an end, ...
The New York Times

42 Million People Are Enrolled in SNAP. Who Are They?

The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance. By David W. Chen The ...
The Indianapolis Star

Indiana's half million SNAP recipients might need to reapply for benefits. What's involved?

More than half a million low-income Hoosiers on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Indiana will have to reapply for benefits, a more intense, time-consuming and costly process ...