Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Every funding decision impacting young people is a message about their perceived worth, writes Destiny Drake West.

The Trump administration announced Friday it is withholding roughly $130 million in federal funds for Minnesota’s food stamp program.

With the federal government shutdown barrelling toward a Nov. 1 “fiscal cliff,” state, local and tribal leaders are issuing urgent warnings that millions of families will soon be unable to meet basic needs.

President Donald Trump held a ceremonial bill signing July 4 for his legislative package cutting taxes, and health care and nutrition benefits.

After Kansas lawmakers rejected a bill to expand access for food assistance in the House, the Senate is now considering a bill that would limit access.

Young people leaving foster care already face frustrating barriers when it comes to getting food stamps, a critical support for a population with high rates of homelessness and unemployment. As the Trump administration continues its efforts to clamp down on food stamp eligibility with a new set of rules targeting people living in the most impoverished parts of the country, foster youth and those aging out of the system will have an even tougher time feeding themselves.