Ohio is moving to harden its food assistance system after a wave of electronic theft drained millions of dollars from low income families' grocery budgets. State leaders are now betting that chip enabled Electronic Benefit Transfer cards can close some of the security gaps that have turned basic plastic into a lucrative target for

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, to buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on a major overhaul to root out waste,

What exactly is SNAP and is it the same as food stamps? How does it work? Here's who benefits as the Nov. 1 cutoff nears.

A simple addition to Ohio's benefit cards could save thousands of Ohioans from millions of dollars in stolen food assistance.

WASHINGTON (WCBD) – U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is proposing legislation that would require photo IDs on electronic benefit transfer cards, claiming the rule change would curb “tremendous” fraud in the federal program that helps tens of millions of Americans buy groceries each month.

Amid a recent political tumult over food assistance, a New Mexico state agency is planning to make several security-focused changes to the cards eligible state residents use

In an effort to cut down on fraud, Republican Rep. Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is pushing a proposal to require a photo on SNAP EBT cards

Colorado, along with 21 other states, sued the federal government last week to stop the restriction of SNAP benefits for some green card holders — a move the coalition of states claims is unlawful

With SNAP benefits set to run out Nov. 1, food banks are ramping up collections to help. Where to find local food banks in South Jersey.