SNAP

Food insecurity grows as federal government shutdown continues.

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

USAA, HEB, Frost Bank, Valero, and Spurs among early corporate contributors to Feeding San Antonio Fund

A Boston federal judge suggested she was not persuaded by the Trump administration's argument that it is legally barred from using a USDA emergency fund to keep the SNAP benefits coming.

About 284,000 people receive SNAP benefits in Bexar County, but that benefit will dry up on Saturday.

A sudden surge in hunger is hitting the local community as SNAP benefits are frozen and the federal government shut down continues. TPR has compiled a resource list of area organizations providing meals and support.

With the continued federal government shutdown and SNAP not being funded for November, San Antonio and many other communities are confronting a hunger crisis. The San Antonio Food Bank is working to meet the sudden rising need. We are joined by Eric Cooper, president and CEO of the San Antonio Food Bank.

Austin area food bank leaders are bracing for increased demand if SNAP benefits are not issued in November.

The Double Up Food Bucks program can cut produce costs in half, up to a $60 total value, for SNAP recipients at participating grocery vendors and farmers markets.

SNAP recipients will not be allowed to use benefits to purchase candy, drinks containing artificial sweeteners, or drinks containing five grams or more of added sugar.