Puerto Rico’s block grant food assistance program already doesn’t stretch enough to meet the needs of its recipients.

The federal government provided additional food stamp aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria in 2017, but Congress missed the deadline for reauthorization in March as it focused on other issues ...

The federal government provided additional food-stamp aid to Puerto Rico after the hurricane, but Congress missed the deadline for reauthorization in March as it focused on other issues before ...

Food Aid To Puerto Rico Is Salty, Sugary, And Unbalanced, Researcher Says. June 22, 2018 9:00 AM ET. By . Sara Kiley Watson Enlarge this image.

More than three weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, food, water, medicine and electricity remain scarce throughout the island.

The Trump administration has not sent $600 million in emergency food stamp aid to Puerto Rico two weeks after President Donald Trump approved the funds, and the US territory does not expect to ...

Despite approval this month from Congress and President Trump, Puerto Rico has not begun receiving $600 million in food stamp aid. That means less money for Myrna Izquierdo, who runs an HIV clinic ...

FEMA To End Food And Water Aid For Puerto Rico : The Two-Way The Federal Emergency Management Agency has delivered millions of meals and gallons of water since Hurricane Maria devastated the island.

Lower-income Americans generally get food assistance from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but Puerto Rico was cut out of that system — then known as food stamps — in 1981.

Puerto Rico: The exodus after Hurricane Maria 22:22. Washington — Approximately 1.4 million U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico will lose a substantial amount of their food benefits or lose them ...

NY to provide additional aid to Puerto Rico after ... New York state will be sending additional support to the island country's agricultural industry by providing emergency food assistance.