by Joyce Kendrick One thing I was grateful for during the pandemic was masks — and not just for safety reasons. I’m on Medicare for disability, which […]
Tag: SNAP
Double whammy for SNAP recipients
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients will suffer one blow this month when they get their March benefits, which will no longer include the pandemic-era increase despite […]
Preston gathers to discuss ARPA fund spending
KINGWOOD — One would expect a meeting between the government and community members at 2 p.m. on a sunny Friday to be lightly attended — mostly by […]
SNAP Stretch funding cut, program asks commission for help
KINGWOOD — The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Stretch program doubles or triples benefits when they are spent at qualified West Virginia farmer’s markets, including two in […]
DHHR gets federal approval for SNAP emergency supplemental allotments
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Children and Families has been granted approval by the federal government to issue emergency […]
‘SNAP’ping to Attention
WVDHHR working to keep state’s families fed and healthy The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) recently updated a couple of its programs for […]
Kroger will begin accepting EBT cards for curbside service on April 21
ROANOKE, Va. — On Tuesday, Kroger Mid-Atlantic will begin accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for pickup. The low-contact service allows customers to shop online for groceries […]
Free school lunches at risk under proposal
Changes could affect more than 120,000 W.Va. households Even if the proposed change to the Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program goes through, students in Monongalia […]
