NCDHHS issues partial SNAP benefits due to the federal shutdown, impacting 1.4 million people in NC, with emergency funds covering roughly 50% of November's needs.

North Carolinians enrolled in SNAP will not receive partial benefits until next week, the state health department said Tuesday. Federal courts have ruled that the White House is required to distribute federal food aid under the program,

Buncombe County staff gave a Nov. 6 update on the government shutdown's impact to SNAP and other federally funded programs.

Governor Josh Stein announced that North Carolina will grant $10 million to local food banks across the state. AmeriHealth Caritas will contribute $5 million, a

1.4 million North Carolinians receive food benefits from SNAP. According to the NC Department of Health and Human Services: Between 2019 and 2023, an average of 80% of SNAP households in North Carolina included someone who was working. SNAP has work requirements for people between the ages of 16 to 59 years old.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the November SNAP benefits will be delayed if the federal government shutdown continues.

Families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, may have to look for help elsewhere for food assistance come November if the U.S. government shutdown

College students face rising hunger as campus pantries struggle to keep up, leaving many relying on resources most people don’t realize exist.

Inside the Urban Ministries of Wake County’s food pantry on Thursday morning, volunteers slid boxes of pasta and cans of vegetables into brown paper bags, the day’s rations for families waiting outside in a line of cars that wrapped around the building.

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson plans to visit Wilmington on Thursday, Oct. 30, to discuss SNAP benefits, according to ABC affiliate WWAY.

Second Harvest Food Bank has ramped up efforts to deliver food to pantries throughout the Carolinas as SNAP benefits go unfunded.