The state is implementing new restrictions on soft drinks and candy Feb. 15. That means thousands of items cannot be purchased with SNAP benefits.
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SNAP freeze showed fragility of food access. Tulsans want to help you grow your own.
Growing food can cost you next to nothing — if you’re willing to be resourceful.
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Tulsa’s seniors face tough decisions after losing SNAP benefits. Here’s one way to help.
A fifth of SNAP recipients are seniors over the age of 60 on fixed incomes. In Tulsa, LIFE Senior Services residents are searching for new food options.
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Tulsans can request a grace period if they’re struggling with utility bills during the shutdown
Residents experiencing financial hardships directly related to the shutdown can apply for the grace period.
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Food stamp freeze: These resources could help if you lost your benefits
If you lost your benefits or if you’re looking for a way to support neighbors in need, here are a few resources we’ve pulled together.
Posted inThe Oklahoma Eagle
With looming SNAP cuts, Oasis Fresh Market asks the community to step up
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be suspended Nov. 1 due to the ongoing government shutdown.
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Tulsa food pantries brace for a surge in need with looming SNAP cuts. This is how you can help.
SNAP benefits face a Nov. 1 cutoff due to the government shutdown. Here’s how Tulsa groups are preparing for the increase in need.
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SNAP benefits are being suspended in November. These Tulsa resources could help.
As the government shutdown continues, new benefits will not be issued and even current ones are up in the air.
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15,000-plus Tulsans at risk of losing food benefits if government shutdown continues
Funding for a program feeding women and children may run dry, but Oklahoma has enough money for the next few weeks.
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Here’s how the government shutdown will affect Tulsans
The longer the shutdown continues, the more Tulsans could feel the pinch on food benefits, air travel and other federal services.
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Here’s how the government shutdown will affect Tulsans
The longer the shutdown continues, the more Tulsans could feel the pinch on food benefits, air travel and other federal services.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Five months in, north Tulsa’s Grocery Box has become an oasis in a food desert
The small-scale, full-service store has already exceeded $95,000 in sales and has become a safe space for residents.