How to help SNAP recipients in North Georgia
Community groups across North Georgia are asking for donations and volunteers to help families who may go weeks without assistance.
Food banks in metro Atlanta helping families during SNAP benefit shutdown
State and community food banks are stepping in just as November SNAP payments remain delayed.
Trump must fully fund SNAP benefits in November, federal judge orders
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the Trump administration to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
Parents plead to Atlanta school board to stop proposed school closures
Atlanta Public Schools plans to close or repurpose 16 schools.
2025 government shutdown is the longest in US history
The previous longest government shutdown was during President Donald Trump’s first term when he demanded Congress give him money for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Gwinnett teen steps up to help families impacted by government shutdown
A Shiloh High School junior is raising funds to support families in need.
Tenants in Cave Spring face eviction just days before Thanksgiving
Tenants of a rural apartment complex say they may be evicted just before Thanksgiving after a bank foreclosed on the property.
Metro Atlanta food banks struggle to keep shelves filled amid government shutdown
Volunteers say the need was already high before the government shutdown began due to the rising cost of food.
Warnock criticizes Trump administration over SNAP funding pause
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock visited a community market in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood, Monday.
Mike Tyson hopes new business venture could help SNAP enrollees during government shutdown
Mike Tyson said his new business venture could support the 42 million Americans whose SNAP benefits will be reduced on Nov. 1.
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church helps feed 2K amid SNAP shutdown
Thousands of people lined up at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church overnight, hoping for some much-needed assistance putting food on the table as SNAP benefits were suspended amid the government shutdown.
'Fund Food Stamps Now': Party for Socialism and Liberation rally at Georgia Capitol
Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol, urging Gov. Brian Kemp to use state funds to support SNAP beneficiaries affected by the federal shutdown.
SNAP benefits gone? How to get free or discounted groceries
As SNAP benefits will lapse for millions in November, several food delivery services are offering ways to get discounted groceries. Here are some options available.
Atlanta pauses evictions, water shutoffs as SNAP funding lapses
Mayor Andre Dickens ordered a citywide pause on residential evictions and water shutoffs.
Georgia SNAP benefits shutdown: 1.5M residents brace for food aid pause
Georgia’s SNAP benefits will pause Nov. 1 as the federal shutdown halts $3 billion in annual food aid.
Carter's closing 150 stores, reducing office workforce by 15%
Popular children's clothing retailer Carter’s revealed it will be closing 150 stores and reducing 15% of its office-based workforce. Here’s what we know.
Hope Atlanta on SNAP pause: ‘We have no idea what this is going to look like’
Hope Atlanta say the number of people asking for help has doubled in recent weeks, and they worry demand will keep growing.
These states rank as the best for jobs in 2025, data suggests
Searching for a job is a lot of work given how competitive the market is, but sometimes the location could be effective in finding and landing an opportunity, according to a new report.
Federal Reserve issues 2nd rate cut of 2025
The Fed stayed course on its expected rate cut despite missing government data clouding the view of the economy amid the shutdown.
Judge halts Trump administration from firing federal workers during shutdown
A federal judge extended an order preventing multiple federal agencies from laying off government employees.