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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha joined 21 other states Monday in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...
More Average RI household on SNAP gets less than $80 per week for food The average Rhode Island household participating in SNAP receives $315 per month, which breaks down to just under $80 per ...
Trump may call it beautiful, but the reconciliation bill will have an ugly impact on Rhode Island’s health care system, ...
With the passage of legislation cutting federal assistance programs, all is not lost if we are willing to act boldly, writes ...
As of last month, more than 3,000 people in Rhode Island applied for SNAP to buy groceries, according to the DHS. Brito said the interviews can be done over the phone or at a DHS office.
COURTS Pawtucket, R.I., man admits to defrauding SNAP, US Treasury of $100k Reynaldo Martinez, 32, admitted he obtained at least 40 SNAP electronic benefit transfer cards using stolen identities ...
The fruits and vegetables must be purchased with the SNAP recipient’s electronic benefits card to qualify. Rep. David Morales tells 12 News the incentive program will boost the amount of money ...
The attack also affected HealthSource RI, Rhode Island’s healthcare marketplace. The state hopes to get the system back online before the healthcare open enrollment period ends on January 31st ...
SNAP, WIC and LIHEAP are at greatest risk in government shutdown "The state considers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Programs ...
The Center of Refugee Services in San Antonio reports tens of thousands of dollars stolen from their clients SNAP accounts.