The Department of Social Services won’t distribute November benefits until further notice, at the instruction of the U.S.

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe announced additional steps his administration is expediting food assistance for at-risk ...

Governor Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Social Services are hosting a food drive from November 3 to December 12.

Both the Missouri Department of Social Services and the Kansas Department for Children and Families are continuing to monitor ...

Regional agencies are already preparing for the increase in demand for food assistance ahead of Saturday, Nov. 1, when ...

The Department of Social Services reported that November SNAP benefits are at risk if the funding shutdown continues.

The Missouri Department of Social Services informed the public Monday that they will be unable to issue SNAP benefits in ...

"We encourage SNAP participants to look at the potential of using their October balance to stretch into November," the state ...

Plastic-wrapped cans of food are stored on pallets in March 2024 at Operation Food Search in Overland. Gov. Mike Kehoe ...

States across the country are likely to be impacted, but neighboring Kansas had not yet made a similar announcement.

Because the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is funded by the federal government, the ongoing shutdown means states ...

Despite no legislative action on boosting Missouri Children's Division starting salaries, Gov. Mike Kehoe says Department of Social Services leaders could soon take action themselves. Missouri ...