Maine food stamp recipients see first major benefits boost in four decades

The hope is that it will help bring stability to some of the many state residents experiencing food insecurity.

New Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program offers cash to help feed Maine’s children

Families whose children get free or reduced-price meals will get $382 per child to compensate them for what they missed after schools closed.

Trump administration rule will cut food stamps for nearly 700,000 people

The new plan will strip states' ability to issue work requirement waivers unless a county has an unemployment rate of 6% or higher.

More than 44,000 Mainers projected to lose food assistance under SNAP proposal

A Trump administration proposal to kick millions of Americans off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would threaten essential food benefits for more than 44,000 Maine people, nearly half of whom are children, older Mainers, and people with disabilities, according to  The Maine Department of Health and Human Services.

Thousands of Mainers could lose food stamps under Trump administration plan

The new rule would prohibit states from automatically enrolling people who are eligible for other welfare benefits.

Senators must support SNAP

SNAP participants are not failing

Bruce Poliquin hails House farm bill that Chellie Pingree opposes

Farmers' market participates in Maine Harvest Bucks program

Reject proposed farm bill