food insecurity

Federal cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program and SNAP have caused food insecurity in the state to rise yet again.

Feeding Laramie Valley is struggling to pay its bills since one federal grant after another failed to materialize.

The Sweetgrass Food Lodge will offer four brick-and-mortar spaces and two mobile food pantries with the long-term aim of building an integrated food system.

The federal program helps supplement free and reduced school lunches for families with low incomes during the summer months.

The declines were felt across the Mountain West. In Idaho, SNAP participation fell nearly 8%. Nevada saw a drop of more than 14%. In Arizona, participation fell by nearly 34%. New Mexico saw a decrease of about 6%, while Wyoming dropped by more than 11%.

The governor’s executive order approved one-time state funding for the federal program, which helps supplement school lunches for families with low incomes during the summer months.

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Wyomingites won’t be able to use SNAP benefits to buy sweetened carbonated beverages starting next February. Candy will get phased out in Feb. 2028.

Lawmakers rejected a budget amendment to participate in the federal program this year, and rejected a bill to do the same last year. SUN Bucks provides low-income families with $40 a month per child when school is out in the summer.