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Fewer U.S. Households are Going Hungry. But Cuts in Food Aid Loom. NPR Proposed Changes to SHAP will Impact Some States More Than Others. U.S. News & World Report How did Food Stamps Begin? History Channel Meet the Woman Who Visited Every Feeding America Food Bank. Today Show Liev Schreiber, Leighton Meester and More Team Up to Help End Hunger in Feeding America PSA. People Feeding America Receives Anonymous $10M Gift to Support Military Families. The Hill Study Shows Income Gap Between Rick and Poor Keeps Growing, with Deadly Effects. The New York Times
500,000 Kids Could Lose Free School Lunch Under Trump Administration Proposal. USA Today The Cruel Farce of Cutting Food Stamps (Opinion). The New York Times USDA Buying Food from US Farmers as Food Pantries Struggle. Associated Press Delivering Healthy Options to Food Deserts. Next Avenue 5 States with Highest, Lowest Annual Healthcare Costs Associated with Food Insecurity. Becker's Hospital Review New Trump Food Stamp Rules Could Kick Entire Schools Off Free Meals. VICE News UN Climate Report: Change Land Use to Avoid A Hungry Future. Associated Press New Bipartisan Bill Simplifies Food Dates, Saving Perfectly Good Food. Forbes A Heartbreaking Choice for Moms: Food of a Family's Future (Opinion). The New York Times MealConnect Gains Ground, Adding 15 Food Banks. Food Bank News Why America is Failing to Feed Its Aging. Time Lunchtime is So Short in Some Public Schools, Students are Going Hungry. The Washington Post
Why Are Many of America's Military Families Going Hungry. NBC News Dollar Stores are Everywhere. That's A Problem for Poor Americans. CNN Many College Students are Too Poor to Eat. The Atlantic Millions Have Come Out of Poverty. It's A Reason to Hope. (Opinion). The Washington Post $15 Minimum Wage Would Bring Mixed Fortunes for U.S. Workers. The Wall Street Journal 'This Doesn't Look Like the Best Economy Ever': 40% of Americans Say They Still Struggle to Pay Bills. The Washington Post Fighting Food Waste With A Phone App. Kera News The Gap Between Rich and Poor Americans' Health is Widening. NPR How Would Trump's Food Stamp Plan Affect Low-Income Americans? PBS Newshour Food Stamps Vital to Constant Battle Against Hunger (Opinion). Orlando Sentinel 5 Ways You Can Help Your Community's Kids Eat This Summer. Redbook Pennsylvania School Lunch Debt Furor Ends with an Apology and an Announcement: Free Lunch for All. CNN
Senior Hunger Surges as Boomers Swell the Ranks of the Nation's Elderly. Forbes Climate Change is Intensifying Food Shocks. Civil Eats America Has A Hunger Problem. The Atlantic 'Sugar Taxes' and Warning Labels Could Finally Get People to Eat Less Junk Food. Market Watch Food Stamps Helped Lift the US Economy Out of the Great Recession. Vox Why Some Grandparents Raising Grandkids Can't Get Government Help. Forbes Food Banks are Winning in Trump's Trade War with China. HuffPost Food Banks See Benefits, Challenges in Trade Aid Package. Agri-Pulse To Thrive, American Children Need A Stronger Safety Net [Opinion]. Brookings For Food Security, SNAP and WIC Aren't Redundant. Futurity Using Food Stamps for Online Grocery Shopping is Getting Easier. NPR Poorer Americans are More at Rish for Type 2 Diabetes. MarketWatch These Local Organizations are Working to End Summer Hunger. Redbook This 13-Year-Old Opened A Bakery. For Every Cupcake He Sells, He Gives One to the Homeless. The Washington Post