SPRINGFIELD — The nutrition coordinators came to zhuzh up the lowly black bean. “Today, we’re making a cowboy caviar, which is a take on a salsa,” said Abigail Killian, standing by a table holding ...

University of Minnesota Extension laid off 60 full-time Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education educators in early July, effectively ending the program following federal cuts. The ...

As of Oct. 1, Maryland’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, or SNAP-Ed, has been defunded following President Trump‘s “Big Beautiful Bill.” SNAP-Ed provides SNAP participants, low ...

Theo Wells-Spackman is a Report for America corps member who reports for VTDigger. The SNAP-Ed program — which focuses on nutrition education and overall wellness for people on food stamps — will end ...