Staff ReportsJune 18, 2024
4min0
'The bill replaces hand-outs with hand-ups, with the new School Readiness Plus program helping families get off these benefit programs completely.'
Tag: food stamps
Staff ReportsJune 18, 2024
Ryan NicolAugust 31, 2023
3min0
'The Department will do all that it can to support those impacted by this storm.'
Associated PressMay 28, 2023
8min0
The deal represents a step back from economic calamity, but more hurdles loom.
Jesse SchecknerSeptember 10, 2021
9min16905
Florida’s neediest families are missing out on about $820 million in child food assistance.
Jason DelgadoJuly 28, 20204min748
The waiver has been extended through at least Aug. 31.
Ryan NicolApril 13, 2020
4min1316
USDA officials are aiming to allow online shopping by the end of April.
Ryan NicolApril 11, 2020
3min790
The state is requesting a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Janelle Irwin TaylorMarch 24, 2020
4min573
Floridians are being told to stay home, but some can't afford to stock up.
Scott PowersOctober 31, 2017
3min303
Democratic U.S. Reps. Al Lawson and Darren Soto are urging Florida Gov. Rick Scott to extend a time-limit extension he imposed following Hurricane Irma so that food stamp recipients can continue to receive benefits without risking their 90-day deadline. Lawson, of Jacksonville, and Soto, of Orlando, said in a letter to Scott that Hurricane Irma […]
Associated PressMarch 21, 20171min200
Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum is pushing House Republicans to drop an idea that could take away food stamps for about 229,000 Floridians. Gillum held a news conference Tuesday and then dropped off a petition at House Speaker Richard Corcoran‘s office that asks lawmakers to maintain current food stamp eligibility rather than […]