SNAP Restrictions Are Rolling Out Across the US — Here’s What the Changes Mean for Millions

Starting today, new work requirements and other restrictions to SNAP will take effect in Illinois. About 1.8 million people ...
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After SNAP-Ed, Ohio food banks fill education gaps for seniors

Since the nutrition education program known as "SNAP-Ed" ended as part of federal budget cuts, food banks across Ohio are adjusting how they help people stretch food budgets and manage diet-related ...
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SNAP food stamps are about to change dramatically. Are you ready for the February 1st cliff?

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, new SNAP work requirements in Illinois and other states could cut off benefits for millions. Learn if ...

Cook County and Illinois leaders and advocates decry federal changes to SNAP benefits

Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced ...
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New SNAP work rules roll out nationwide starting Feb. 1

Millions of Americans who rely on food assistance are facing stricter eligibility rules as work requirements have expanded for the ...
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Chicago’s Tiny Kitchen Project provides meals for kids amid SNAP benefit gaps

CHICAGO (WGN) — For the last few weeks, at the corner of 75 th Street and Stewart Avenue in Englewood, the Tiny Kitchen Project has been hard at work, cooking for kids in the neighborhood. “We’ve done ...

Major change impacting SNAP eligibility takes effect Feb. 1

SNAP changes are set to begin Feb. 1 following new eligibility guidance outlined in President Donald Trump's "One Big ...

As new SNAP rules loom, Cook County officials warn of health consequences for people cut off

Hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are expected to be pushed out of the federal food assistance program for people with low incomes as soon as May 1.