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• DSNAP application process for Hurricane Ida victims continues; find out how to apply here Play Video

  September 20, 2021 7:07 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Those who lost food due to the impact of Hurricane Ida can begin applying for food assistance to help replace the items lost, beginning Monday. According to The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), a number of Louisiana residents in 25 parishes will be... more »

• Food distribution event to take place in Livingston, Saturday

  July 30, 2021 7:29 AM

  LIVINGSTON - The Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank is hosting a free food distribution event Saturday. The event is open to the public, and organizers say there are no income limits or residency restrictions. On the Food Bank's Facebook page , organizers said, "The Food Bank will be... more »

• Technical issues involving P-EBT, SNAP benefits resolved, officials say

  July 14, 2021 10:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Shortly after Louisiana's Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) announced Wednesday that technical issues were impeding the issuance of benefits such as P-EBT and SNAP, DCFS followed up with assurance that the issues had been resolved. On the DCFS's Facebook page , the organization said,... more »

• Senator Bill Cassidy addresses question of second stimulus check Play Video

  August 10, 2020 7:32 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Citizens in Louisiana, like many across the nation, continue to wonder if they're in line for a second stimulus check due to the resurgence in COVID-19 cases and its ensuing effect on the economy. Senator Bill Cassidy appeared on WBRZ's morning show, 2une In, on Monday... more »

• St. Helena Farmers Market matches SNAP benefits

  July 10, 2020 9:01 AM

  GREENSBURG — A farmer's market in Louisiana wants to ensure everyone has access to fresh and nutritional produce. The St. Helena Farmers Market announced Thursday that it plans to match SNAP spending on fresh fruits and vegetables. The match program offers $3 in free tokens for every $1... more »

• Joe Burrow creates foundation to fight poverty, hunger

  July 9, 2020 11:08 AM

  Heisman Trophy Winner and LSU alum Joe Burrow announced Thursday the creation of The Joe Burrow Hunger Relief Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO). According to The New York Times, as Burrow emerged from the lockdown imposed by the spread of novel coronavirus, he was not only... more »

• Officials: Pandemic EBT cards to arrive via mail in plain white envelopes, do not toss!

  June 10, 2020 11:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As the first round of Louisiana Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) cards arrive this week, recipients should be on alert for plain white envelopes with an Austin, Texas, return address. The envelope will include the household’s P-EBT card along with instructions for activating and using the card. ... more »

• Federal program allows special food stamps for families of kids on free, reduced lunch

  May 20, 2020 12:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Though Phase 1 of the statewide reopening allows many of Louisiana's residents to return to work, needy families whose financial hardships have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to struggle. So, the federal government has taken steps to protect the nutritional well-being of school-age children... more »

• United Way: Resource information for financially vulnerable workers available at 211

  April 23, 2020 12:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Many Americans work one or two low wage jobs and earn just enough to be considered ineligible for government assistance. These individuals, hovering just above the poverty line, often don't make enough to have a substantial savings account and so they live from paycheck to paycheck.... more »

• Farmers, food banks hoping to collaborate to overcome pandemic-induced shortages

  April 15, 2020 12:35 PM

  The far-reaching effects of the global pandemic have crept into the daily lives of food-service industry workers, food banks, and now, farmers. ABC News reports that as major companies that sell food indefinitely shut down, the farmers that sell the food to these commercial clients are seeing contracts canceled... more »

• Nearly a third of U.S. residents didn't pay rent this month

  April 9, 2020 12:34 PM

  The economic toll of the virus pandemic has reached such epic proportions that CNN reports nearly a third of American renters didn't pay their rent this month. The data, obtained from the National Multifamily Housing Council , reports that of the more than 13 million units covered in the... more »

• Junior League holds diaper donation program for poverty-stricken Play Video

  April 21, 2016 5:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - With one in three American families in poverty reporting the need for diapers, a local pediatrician is aiding the effort to help children in need. Baton Rouge Clinic Dr. Mindy Calandro says 28 percent of children in the state are living in poverty, according to 2013... more »

• Report says nearly half of La. residents struggle to make ends meet

  January 27, 2016 2:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A new report from the United Way says nearly half of the people living in Baton Rouge, along with 40 percent of homes in Louisiana, are hovering in an area where they're not quite in abject poverty but not quite able to keep their heads above water... more »

• Edwards: "Shame" that Louisiana hasn't progressed further since MLK's day Play Video

  January 18, 2016 3:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's new governor compared his fight against poverty to the civil rights movement of the 1960's. "The shame is we haven't made as much progress as we should have," Governor John Bel Edwards said Monday Edwards, who was observing Martin Luther King Day at Mt.... more »