State Rolls Out $8.5M Food-Aid Program

More than 560,000 in Connecticut face food insecurity as SNAP changes take effect

More than 560,000 Connecticut residents are food insecure, according to a new study highlighted by Connecticut Foodshare, reflecting a growing need for food...

State Rolls Out $8.5M Food-Aid Program

Connecticut residents who have been kicked off of food stamps since last December thanks to new federal work requirements can now apply for a one-time $300 state benefit to help them pay for groceries. Gov. Ned Lamont, state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves, and Middletown State Sen. Matt Lesser, among others, made that announcement at a Tuesday morning press conference held at the Community Action Agency of …

SNAP changes push more North Carolina families to food pantries, food banks

By Jennifer Fernandez Key takeaways: Food insecurity in Guilford County is rising sharply, with demand up 20 percent so far this year. Nearly one in four children don’t know where their next meal will come from. Federal SNAP cuts and new work requirements are pushing more people toward food pantries, with North Carolina SNAP participant rolls shrinking by more than 110,000 since September 2025. Nonprofits like Guilford County’s A Simple Gestur…

GOVERNOR LAMONT ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION OF STATE-FUNDED FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS PUSHED OUT OF SNAP DUE TO NEW FEDERAL CHANGES

Grocery Benefits Are Being Distributed Through a Partnership Reached With Connecticut’s Network of Community Action Agencies (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont announced that beginning today, new one-time grocery benefits in the amount of $300 each are being distributed to low-income Connecticut residents who have been pushed out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to new changes implemented by the federal government. T…