Receiving SNAP Food Benefits in Alaska is a necessary measure of aid to families that experience food insecurity in the most demanding atmosphere of America. Learning the specific eligibility criteria ...

A backlog of food stamps that began in August has left thousands of people in Alaska struggling for months. The government’s delay of food benefits has exacerbated a preexisting hunger crisis worsened ...

More than 66,000 Alaskans failed to receive their monthly food aid, colloquially known as food stamps, on Saturday. While almost one in 10 Alaskans receives aid through the program, that proportion is ...

Higher fuel prices and logistic challenges are making it harder and more expensive to ship food to Alaska's remote food banks amid a sharp increase in demand. For many of the state's remote towns and ...

The Food Bank of Alaska is reporting unprecedented levels of food insecurity this year amid rising food costs statewide and major food stamp backlogs at the state Division of Public Assistance.

As the pandemic rolls on, Juneau’s food banks have been hard-hit by increased demand for foodstuffs and decreased ability to hold fundraisers. “We’re almost a year into everything we’ve done for COVID ...

Some residents are receiving benefits, but the uncertainty over the past weeks has burdened many in the two states, where the cost of food is the highest in the nation. By Christi A. FoistJack ...

Pop-ups, trailers, carts and trucks serve rockfish tacos, halibut ceviche and more at affordable prices on a homegrown coastal culinary trail. By Elaine Glusac Elaine Glusac is the Frugal Traveler ...

“Fishing is more than simply having means to fill the pantry with my favorite food,” says U.S. Representative Mary Peltola (D-AK), the first Alaska Native (Yup’ik) in Congress. Expand your ...