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PublishedJuly 10, 2024
Thousands of Maine children to receive summertime benefit for nutrition
Maine is issuing $120 per eligible child to make up for their school lunches this summer. With nearly 100,000 students automatically enrolled for the benefit, there is confusion as the first batch of EBT cards are arriving in the mail.
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PublishedJune 4, 2024
Congress weighs delaying farm bill over SNAP and climate disputes
The legislation is supposed to be renewed every 5 years, but the last one was written in 2018.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2024
Maine issues $13.5 million in replacement SNAP benefits following December storm
The funds will be automatically issued this weekend to SNAP recipients affected by the storm.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2023
Federal shutdown threatens food aid for mothers and young children
Maine has enough funding to keep aid flowing for most of October, but a DHHS spokesperson says the state would likely halt new enrollments in the federally funded WIC program.
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PublishedMay 31, 2023
Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings Republicans envisioned
An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office says that while the new work requirements in SNAP would save money, the added benefits pushed by Democrats would cost more – and add almost 80,000 people to the rolls in an average month.
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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Changes to food stamp work requirements could push some Mainers further into poverty
The debt ceiling agreement would impose work requirements for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients ages 50 to 54 who don't have children at home or a disability.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2023
Republicans take aim at food stamps in growing fight over federal debt
Some GOP lawmakers are eyeing work requirements and other changes to the SNAP program in a bid to reduce the deficit.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2023
As extra pandemic SNAP benefits end, many Mainers fear a struggle to afford groceries
The average recipient in Maine is expected to lose $190 a month in benefits, causing many to worry that rates of hunger will rise.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2022
Gray fitness trainer, former reality TV contestant, accused of welfare fraud
Jodi Theriault, 42, is accused of obtaining benefits by hiding assets.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2022
More Mainers visit pantries as food insecurity spreads
As donations drop and Maine food banks struggle to meet rising demand, food bank officials call on federal government to extend food access programs.
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