Arkansas will be on the hook for millions of dollars in additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding starting ...

Increased scams aimed at defrauding food assistance recipients prompted the Arkansas Department of Human Services to create a ...

The increasing number of SNAP card scams in Arkansas can be used to indicate a need for more secure cards. Attorney ...

July 25 marked the final day on the job for Kristi Putnam as head of the Arkansas Department of Human Services.She's stepped ...

After recent reports of scammers stealing people's SNAP funds, the Arkansas Department of Human Services has launched a site ...

Thieves have stolen SNAP benefits from people in Arkansas, according to Kate Jenkins with Arkansas Foodbank. The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) says stolen SNAP benefits cannot be ...

We're looking into the important steps that families across Arkansas can take to stay protected from EBT scams.

Arkansas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients will be issued their final payments for the month of September in one day. SNAP payments, also known as food stamps, are distributed ...

Residents can contact Arkansas Foodbank at (501) 565-8121 or Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas at (870) 932-3663. They can also call or email the DHS Commodity Distribution Office at (501) 371-1400 ...

Arkansas has shed roughly 35% of the individuals, and approximately 23% of the households, on its SNAP rolls since FY 2018, ...

In Arkansas, SNAP is distributed from Sept. 4 to Sept. 13, according to the program’s fiscal year schedule, which started on Oct. 1, 2022, and ends on Sept. 30, 2023.