SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - It has been 22 days since the government shut down, and many are wondering what’s going to happen with federal assistance. Several organizations are working to provide assistance ...

Earlier this week, the ongoing government shutdown obtained a dubious honor — at 39 days and counting, it has become the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. The shutdown began Oct. 1 ...

According to a press release from Kroger, customers who receive SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, National School Lunch Program and ...

Federal funding that millions of Americans use to help pay their heating bills in the winter is arriving weeks behind schedule due to disruptions from the government shutdown, which ended earlier this ...

An estimated 42 million Americans receive benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is commonly called SNAP. That’s more than one in 10 citizens who depend on government ...

The United States government shut down at midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 1, leaving more than 2.1 million federal workers furloughed or working without pay. A 54-44 Senate vote failed to pass on Friday, ...