The increase in food insecurity in 2022 reverses a decade-long decline in the number of U.S. households experiencing hunger. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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The head of the USDA says most WIC beneficiaries would lose access to the program within a few days of a government shutdown, leaving them unable to buy healthy food. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption
Millions of Americans will lose food assistance if the government shuts down
Volunteer Ella Cagle of Wake Forest loads bags with frozen meat. The food bank serves individuals and families in need with a week's worth of groceries. Eamon Queeney for NPR hide caption
Jaqueline Benitez pushes her cart down an aisle as she shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Benitez, 21, who works as a preschool teacher, depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food. Allison Dinner/AP hide caption
Additional benefits during the pandemic helped SNAP recipients reduce hunger and buy more expensive, healthy food. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 19: A worker stocks items during special hours open only to seniors and the disabled at Northgate Gonzalez Market, a Hispanic specialty supermarket, on March 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. The vast majority of the shelves in the market were fully stocked. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
A sign noting the acceptance of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, which SNAP beneficiaries use to pay for food, is displayed at a grocery store in 2019 in Oakland, Calif. SNAP emergency allotments are ending after this month and have already ended in some parts of the country. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Susie Talevski has gone through years of legal back-and-forth with the state agency in Indiana that operates the nursing home where her father, Gorgi, resided before his death. Farah Yousry/Side Effects Public Media hide caption
A SCOTUS nursing home case could limit the rights of millions of patients
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A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Aug. 5. The majority of America's top companies have reported strong earnings, but warning signs about the economy are also emerging from their corporate earnings. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Snapchat is rolling out new parental controls that allow parents to see their teenager's contacts and confidentially report to the social media company any accounts that concern them. A child lies in bed illuminated by the glow of a cell phone. Elva Etienne/Getty Images hide caption
Snapchat's new parental controls try to mimic real-life parenting, minus the hovering
A sign alerts customers about SNAP food stamp benefits at a grocery store in New York City in December 2019. Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are getting a historic boost nearly two years later under the Biden administration. Scott Heins/Getty Images hide caption
A supermarket displays stickers indicating it accepts food stamps in West New York, N.J. In October, food stamp benefits will rise more than 25% from pre-pandemic levels, in a permanent boost to the program. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
President Trump delivers remarks last week on the Farmers to Families Food Box program at Flavor 1st Growers and Packers in Mills River, N.C. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits is displayed at a Brooklyn grocery store in December 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images hide caption
The new Trump administration rule makes it harder for states to waive the requirement that adults work at least 20 hours a week in order to receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — or SNAP — benefits. Some low-income college students could be affected. Danny Moloshok/AP hide caption
A new study suggests that one service already in place in many food deserts could help make it easier to access fresh, healthy food: online grocery delivery. The finding lends support to expanding a pilot program that lets people use food stamp benefits to pay for those groceries. svetikd/Getty Images hide caption
Justin Ruben of ParentsTogether speaks on Thursday at a press conference organized to deliver 1.5 million petitions to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The petitions are protesting proposed changes to the food stamps program that would also affect the free school lunch program. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Parents Together hide caption
Three million people would lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits under a proposed rule change by the Trump administration. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
A Transportation Security Administration employee stands at a booth to learn about a food stamp program at a food drive at Newark Liberty International Airport, on Jan. 23, 2019, in Newark, N.J. A number of new rules and actions proposed by the Trump administration could affect poor or low-income people who use government safety net programs. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Walmart and Amazon began offering online purchases with food stamps in April as part of the USDA's pilot program. Now, both companies are expanding services for low-income shoppers. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption
A sign in the window of a New York City market advertises the acceptance of food stamps. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
After being stalled in negotiations for months, mostly around disputes over SNAP, the farm bill the conference report has been released. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Farm Bill Compromise Reached With SNAP Changes Out, Industrial Hemp In
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Farm Bill Compromise Reached With SNAP Changes Out, Industrial Hemp In
The study surveyed 35,000 immigrant mothers of U.S.-born children in five U.S. cities. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption