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April Segura is a regular at the Old Cheney Road Farmers Market in Lincoln, Neb.On a warm, May afternoon, the single, stay-at-home mother of three greeted…

47 million Americans are enrolled in the SNAP program – short for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as food stamps. The…

Eleven states do NOT have more people on welfare than they have employed, as an email that's going viral claims. Two major fact checking organizations have crunched the numbers and debunked the email.

Farm-state lawmakers are urging leaders to include a farm bill as part of any budget deal to avert year-end tax increases and spending cuts. But others argue that Congress shouldn't toss the farm bill into a giant package because it would very likely stifle debate and amendments.

The Democratic politician has taken up a challenge to live on $30 worth of food for a week. That's about what the average food stamps recipient in his state receives. It's part of a campaign to raise awareness about the struggles of low-income Americans.

A USDA report shows that 18 million households are struggling with the lingering effects of the recession. Particularly hard hit are households with children headed by single mothers who may be working but aren't earning enough to get by without assistance.

There was a slight increase in the number of households where lack of money or other resources made getting food difficult at times.

While Congress debates food stamp cuts, the government should disclose where the program's costs are going and how much retailers and banks are profiting, says a new consumer watchdog report, Food Stamps: Follow The Money.

The bill covers everything from farm subsidies and crop insurance to forestry, food stamps and school lunches.

Welfare changes in the 1990s helped slash cash benefit rolls, yet the use of food stamps has soared today. One of the original architects of the Clinton overhaul says it was a success, but an official who resigned in protest of the bill says poverty is still on the rise.