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Having Trouble Falling Asleep at the Right Speed? What You Can Do to Help

While some people may think that falling asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow is a sign of good health, heading off to dreamland as soon as you close your eyes is not indicative of good sleep h...

How to Get the Most Value Out of Your Food Stamp Benefits

The rising costs of food at the grocery store has done no favors for those Americans that rely on food stamps to feed their families. There are well over 40 million American families enrolled in the Supplemental Nu...

December Updates for Food Stamps

There are more people currently on food stamps in America than at any other point in the country's history. Even during the Great Depression, not this many Americans were on government assistance, and that goes for percentages, not j...

Key Health and Wellness Takeaways From the State of the Union Address

U.S. President Joe Biden spoke to the joint session of Congress and the nation on Tuesday evening in the annual State of the Union address from Capitol Hill. While most listeners were focused on is...

Why the Governmentโ€™s Plan to Control What People Buy with Food Assistance Won't Make America Healthier

President Donald Trump's nominee for the Health and Human Services Department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has a big goal: he wants to make America healthy again.  ...

CalFresh Benefits in California for March 2025: What You Need to Know

In 2025, CalFresh, which is California's version of the federal assistance program SNAP, is still helping people get the food they need.  This program uses something called an EBT (Electronic ...

SNAP Benefits

Millions of individuals in the United States receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. This program was created to help battle hunger across the Nation. SNAP is overseen by the Food and Nutrition Service who coordi...

Understanding Snap Benefits

SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly referred to as Food Stamps, is a major federal program with the goal of reducing hunger in the United States. As of January, 2016, 45.4 million Americans received SNAP benefits, or ab...

Navigating Florida SNAP Renewal: Ensuring Uninterrupted Access to Vital Benefits

As a beneficiary of the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in Florida, understanding the recertification process is essential to maintain uninterrupted access to crucial benef...