Over 670,000 in the Tampa Bay area are SNAP recipients, as food banks, pantries see rising need

In the Tampa Bay area, according to the Center for American Progress (CAP), counties like Hillsborough have over 225,257 ...

‘The community does care’: Residents can now apply for Hillsborough home repair assistance program

Hillsborough County leaders want to help residents repair their homes. Applications are now being accepted for the owner-occupied house rehabilitation program.

Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending the Government Shutdown

The Senate has taken the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed ...

States Scramble to Send Full SNAP Food Benefits to Millions of People After Government Shutdown Ends

State officials are working to restore full SNAP benefits to millions of people after the long U.S. government shutdown has ...

Food insecurity nightmare won't end with shutdown for millions trapped in food deserts

With Trump's Big Beautiful Bill quietly slashing SNAP benefits, some say food deserts could become America's next great civil ...

Senate approves bipartisan legislation to end shutdown; House next

The U.S. Senate on Monday night approved bipartisan legislation to end the record-long government shutdown as House Speaker ...
WTOP News

Help and assistance programs for furloughed federal workers in the DC region

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Local food bank copes for clients amid SNAP benefit pause uncertainty

In light of the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, local nonprofit organizations are feeling the brunt of ...