NJ Spotlight NewsSpare some produce from your home garden, or hours volunteering? Lack of school meals putting pressure on families stung by high costs
NJ Spotlight NewsSpare some produce from your home garden, or hours volunteering? Lack of school meals putting pressure on families stung by high costs
(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)A nutritious meal before classes leads to better learning for kids in need, and offering it to all eliminates stigma
AP Photo/Nam Y. HuhThree Republicans from NJ stand by their votes as nutrition program loses 5% of recipients and almost 70,000 residents drop insurance
(USDA/CC BY-ND 2.0)Local stores and state economy buoyed when NJ stepped in with cash to replace contribution cut by Trump

ReadyReturn would streamline preparation and connect low-income residents with services like nutrition, child care and heating aid
(NJ Spotlight News)Officials say recipients should see those benefits on EBT cards
AP Photo/Allison Dinner)NJ’s senior senator slams Trump policies and tariffs
(Ted Goldberg/NJ Spotlight News)Passaic County’s largest food bank faces record demand amid budget shortfall
(AP Photo/Martha Irvine)In Essex County, a modest meal is 48% more expensive than SNAP benefits provide
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Megabill holds off cuts to Medicaid, SNAP food program until after 2026 elections
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Many New Jersey families could lose more than $180 monthly
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)New Jersey is in line to lose billions for Medicaid, food aid
(NJ Spotlight News)Interview: Hannah Gross, education and child welfare writer, NJ Spotlight News
(NJ Spotlight News)One in seven NJ children deemed ‘food-insecure,’ far more than pre-pandemic
(AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)The bill is set to end several energy-related tax credits
(House Television via AP)The GOP bill contains key elements of President Trump’s agenda

Food bank leaders fear the consequences of proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(NJ Spotlight News)Survivors group speaks on efforts by the church to quash abuse cases

The governor's final budget will be debated through the end of the fiscal year
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)NJ Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman says, ‘They’re going to make people poorer ... and sicker’