SNAP

In Oklahoma and around the U.S., elected officials are seeking ways to provide food assistance to needy residents as the federal government shutdown affects SNAP.

About 685,000 people in Oklahoma use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to purchase groceries.

Oklahoma governor says the state’s ‘rainy day fund’ won’t be used yet.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are going to expire Saturday, leaving hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans without food assistance. The Cherokee Nation is declaring a state of emergency and calling on state leaders to step up.

As food benefits for hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans could be canceled Saturday, tribal nations are pulling together resources for people if their benefits run dry.

Over 680,000 Oklahomans could have their food assistance benefits cut off next week if the federal government shutdown doesn’t end, state leaders said Tuesday.

Grocery prices are high right now, but they’re about to get even higher for more than half a million Oklahomans.

Food costs are going to get even harder to deal with for hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans as another pandemic-related break for low-income earners and families comes to an end.

The omnibus package signed by President Joe Biden includes some stipulations that will make getting lunch easier for students in Oklahoma.

Communities in and around Tulsa that struggle with food security will soon see more fruits and veggies.