A NCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - All SNAP participants in Alaska will be able to buy hot foods with their benefits through Dec. 20 ...

Aiming to address what the Rasmuson Foundation calls rising hunger in the state of Alaska, $1 million in rapid-response ...

Gov. Dunleavy promised to replace lost federal food assistance with state aid to 66,000 Alaskans. That hasn’t happened yet due to constantly shifting federal guidance, the state’s public assistance ...

Officials say the state never used the $5 million per week it set aside to keep people from waiting for food benefits because ...

The 95% number has been repeated so often, for so long, it’s become something like conventional wisdom. But experts aren’t ...

Officials say Typhoon Halong, the federal government shutdown and SNAP delays have made this holiday season a particularly ...

From spruce tip ice cream to pepper steak and king crab, these Alaska spots have one signature plate locals insist you order ...

Some residents are receiving benefits, but the uncertainty over the past weeks has burdened many in the two states, where the cost of food is the highest in the nation.

The introduction of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to Alaska has covered the needs of the particular state because it is characterized by the increased benefit levels and alternative ...

A backlog of food stamps that began in August has left thousands of people in Alaska struggling for months. The government’s delay of food benefits has exacerbated a preexisting hunger crisis worsened ...

Juneau’s chapter of St. Vincent de Paul is delivering the baskets this Saturday to anyone who applies, with the help of 60 ...

It’s been nearly six months since the Alaska Division of Public Assistance first began to fall behind on processing federal food stamp applications, leaving thousands of Alaskans still waiting for ...