SILVER SPRING, Md. (7News) — The federal government shutdown is now threatening to leave millions of Americans without food assistance. As the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) warns it may not ...

The House of Peace food pantry coordinator, Armando Diaz, says since the federal government shutdown began, the number of clients showing up has tripled. A week before this past Thanksgiving, four ...

With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying... As SNAP benefits run dry, 'grocery buddies' are footing ...

For Alicia Spradley, it all started with a quick prayer. Spradley from Chicago had seen the news that federal food aid was pausing at the start of November due to the government shutdown. With local ...