GEORGIA – While time is running short for federal leaders to fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by the start of November, the Georgia Department of Human Services has clarified that any unspent benefits from previous months can be
As there is no clear resolution to the federal government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must use all the available Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency funds to provide some SNAP benefits to recipients in November. This is
Strong and financially stable families are essential to a thriving Georgia. How Georgia’s state leaders use the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program to respond to the massive federal changes to our economic support programs will demonstrate their commitment
Read More of the 2026 Budget Primer here. The Georgia Department of Labor FY 2026 Budget The Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) is an agency tasked with providing employment services for businesses and workers, workforce data and maintaining an Unemployment
The House is rushing the process to fundamentally change the structure of the SNAP program. They held no hearings before the House Agriculture Committee decided to make these dramatic changes. Therefore, some critical details are unknown because they are not
Today, U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock introduced the American Family Act , which would expand the federal refundable child tax credit (CTC). This bill would enhance the credit so that it would increase benefits and reach more families with children. The
See how cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would harm counties in your Congressional District: District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 District 11 District 12
Georgia’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program has not been updated in 28 years. House Bill 500 would improve the program and make it better able to support working families and grandparents raising grandchildren. Today, TANF provides minimal support
Submit public comment on Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage program extension by February 20th – just complete this easily fillable form:
