Maryland's SNAP-Ed program is set to shut down by October 1 due to federal defunding, meaning that dozens of nutrition ...

Maryland SNAP-Ed program will shutter Oct. 1 due to federal funding cuts. Officials are looking to counties for a funding ...

The SNAP-Ed program in Maryland, which offers nutrition education to low-income families and SNAP participants, is set to be defunded by Oct. 1.

Maryland retailers warn that looming SNAP changes will harm their profits and have them potentially closing shop.

SNAP, also known as food stamps, will be issued to qualified Maryland families or individuals until Aug. 23. Benefits are sent to recipients from the 4th to the 23rd of every month, ...

“This year, Sun Bucks are paid for. This year, SNAP benefits are paid for.” – This story was update on July 7 to correct LaMonika Jones’ title to director of Maryland Hunger Solutions.

SNAP is administered by the Maryland Department of Human Services and benefits are issued monthly via the Maryland Independence Card, the state’s version of the federal EBT card.

SNAP benefits in Maryland are sent out from the 4th to the 23rd of the month. The day your benefits are available on your Independence Card is based on the first three letters of your last name.

SNAP helps low-income households buy the food they need. In Maryland, a household of four will see an increase in their maximum monthly benefit from $680 to $782, an additional $102 per month, for ...

Maryland will send its final payment worth up to $1,691 to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients for the month of July in six days. SNAP benefits, also called food stamps, will ...