The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program was created to get low-income families back on their feet. But does it actually work?

Beneficiaries of SNAP and WIC might end up getting caught in the crossfire of a proposed funding deal.

If lawmakers don’t shore up a $1 billion shortfall, the most vulnerable families could lose key nutrition assistance benefits this year.

Far-right conservatives dismiss the Biden administration’s warning that nearly seven million women and children could lose nutrition benefits.

The WIC program, which provides vital resources to the neediest families, usually gets the funding it needs without a struggle. Not this time.

The government may be able to provide a quick fix to the deepening emergency. Solving the problem’s root cause will be substantially more difficult.