Millions of older Americans are turning to SNAP benefits to supplement their food budget. With fixed incomes and rising living costs, many seniors on Social Security qualify for this essential federal nutrition program. Administered by the USDA, SNAP ...

After noticing a rise in the cry for help, Meals on Wheels South Florida established the Senior SNAP Relief Program. "Over 60, homebound, and in need who have lost their SNAP benefits, we will kick in immediately two weeks' worth of food. Maybe by then it will be ended. If it isn't, you'll immediately get another two weeks," said Bourgault.

More than 260,000 households throughout the state may not receive the needed food assistance on its usual schedule.

In an effort to help seniors who will lose their benefits to a food assistance program during the government shutdown, Meals on Wheels South Florida is launching a new initiative.

Vanessa Lockett, a 73-year-old disabled retiree living on a fixed income in Jacksonville, is worried about losing her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. She relies on the program to buy food,

As the Nov. 1 expiration deadline for the country’s SNAP approaches, Georgia seniors in particular are starting to get a little worried.

Government shutdown threatens to cut SNAP food benefits for over 40 million Americans starting November 1st. Working families and seniors face potential hunger crisis.

The York County Food Bank announced it is preparing to help seniors with SNAP benefits set to freeze beginning on Nov. 1. According to the food bank, thousands of seniors across York County are bracing for a difficult November as the federal government shutdown continues.