SNAP Benefits

IT updates and more staff will be needed to implement stricter work requirements and other changes.

Maryland Food Bank president and CEO Meg Kimmel discusses how new SNAP work requirements approved last year by Congress could threaten benefits for tens of thousands of Maryland food stamp recipients.

March marks the first wave of SNAP applicants who could lose their existing eligibility for federal food assistance, but departmental and legislative action to mitigate the impact is underway.

The PACT task force represents a partnership between local and state partners to keep medical care affordable for residents.

To help families impacted by the federal government shutdown, Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater announces a new grant to support local nonprofits and emergency funds for food banks.

Although the federal government appears to be on the verge of reopening, Maryland Food Bank CEO Meg Kimmel expects food distribution efforts to be impacted for months to come.

Brown explains guidance for local law enforcement working with federal agents, as well as preparing for threats of a National Guard deployment to Baltimore.

Ongoing legal proceedings will determine whether SNAP benefits are funded through the government shutdown.

Rep. Sarah Elfreth says negotiations over the shutdown are made harder by lawmakers not being assembled in Washington, D.C.

In lieu of covering the cost of SNAP benefits set to expire at the end of October, Moore is sending funds to food banks and partners statewide.