Any time there’s any reduction or tightening of benefits, especially SNAP benefits, we typically see an uptick in families ...

Food pantries in Iowa have seen demand for their assistance soar in recent years. At the same time, fewer Iowans have been enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, through which ...

Advocates warn that proposed cuts to federal food assistance programs could significantly impact thousands of Iowans who rely ...

The new federal budget brings changes to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) food assistance benefits, and those ...

Nearly 50 people are set to be laid off from CommUnity Crisis Services in Iowa City later this month after federal funding ...

There is one specific sign to look for to signal that Chuck Current, executive director of Meals from the Heartland, is going ...

WATERLOO — The Northeast Iowa Food Bank held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for its $14 million campaign to expand and renovate the facility. The project will expand cold storage to increase ...

President Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states.

Food hubs, which are small distribution businesses that specialize in local foods, sold over $4.3 million in 2024 in local foods to grocery stores, households, restaurants, school districts, food ...

Iowa HHS contracted six Feeding America Food Banks to administer the new program throughout the state. These food banks are in charge of sourcing the food, finding distribution partners and ...

Nonprofit leaders spoke of the potential consequences of less federal funding for food assistance and medical care.