Tennessee’s new online-only energy assistance application system crashed Monday, its first day, leaving hundreds of residents unable to apply for help paying heating bills as winter approaches.

A month into the government shutdown, Rutherford County faces a new level of uncertainty. On November 1, funding for the ...

The shutdown is verging on becoming the longest in U.S. history, leaving many federal programs on pause and workers without ...

Millions of Americans on SNAP, including thousands of people in Tennessee and Kentucky, will get some help with groceries ...

SNAP assistance lapsed on Nov. 1. Food banks and pantries immediately saw a sharp increase in requests for help.

A partial government shutdown has halted federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Two ...

Federal judges ruled the Trump administration is required to pay out at least partial food aid to SNAP recipients during the ...

Advocates for the hungry across metro Atlanta told similar stories this week as the Trump administration prepared to freeze SNAP benefits amid a federal government shutdown.

Low-income and no-income families rely on the monthly benefits, which typically reload automatically on an EBT card, to buy groceries. Each household’s allotment depends on income and family size. The ...

The federal government shutdown has entered its second month, halting federal operations, including the Supplemental ...

Businesses in East Tennessee ... p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays through Nov. 22. Disco Chicken and Donuts inside ...

However, you can also donate canned goods or in-date, shelf-stable products to Second Harvest or local food pantries. If ...