Owner Josh White said they've raised over $300,000 to buy the food — with people donating from as far away as Norway to make sure Portlander
Heretic Coffee in Portland raises over $300,000 for free community breakfasts for SNAP recipients
Owner Josh White said they've raised over $300,000 to buy the food — with people donating from as far away as Norway to make sure Portlanders don't go without.
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort
By Grace Yarrow 11/14/2025 12:28 PM EST
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
The Trump administration will require millions of low-income people to reapply for food stamps as part of an effort to crack down on “fraud,” Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
Rollins told Newsmax on Thursday that she plans to “have everyone reapply for their benefits, make sure that everyone that’s taking a taxpayer-funded benefit through ... food stamps, that they literally are vulnerable and they can’t survive without it.”
Right-wing NewsMax anchor Rob Schmitt claimed Friday that SNAP recipients use the benefits not to procure much-needed food, but to "get thei
Right-wing NewsMax anchor Rob Schmitt claimed Friday that SNAP recipients use the benefits not to procure much-needed food, but to “get their weaves” done.
Schmitt made the eyebrow-raising comment while interviewing Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on the food stamp program relied upon by some 42 million Americans that is set to expire on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.
“I don’t think Trump’s going to allow the leadership to let Chuck Schumer save face on this,” Schmitt said of the shutdown. “I think he’s going to make them come back and say, ‘Reopen it, or we’re just going to continue this forever. You’re going to have to own this SNAP mayhem and whatever the hell these people do if they don’t get these benefits.’ You’re going to start having riots and looting. What do you think happens?” he asked Johnson.
Chefs, food equality advocates and nonprofit leaders rally against Trump's megabill that would slash SNAP funding for the nation's most vuln
With the House of Representatives holding procedural votes on President Donald Trump's giant tax and immigration bill Wednesday, Congressional Democrats and food security nonprofits are calling attention to its potentially drastic changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that could cost millions of low-income families crucial food assistance in every state.