Cedar River Academy kitchen manager Teresa Murray bags up food during the Healthy Kids Iowa program event in Cedar Rapids on June 17, 2025. During the program each eligible child receives $40 worth of ...

National Council Committee on Health, Education and Welfare met on Tuesday, Jan. 20 to discuss Head Start grants, a $1 ...

HAS HINDERED THEIR SEARCH FOR ACCOUNTABILITY. WELL, THE STATE OF IOWA WILL OFFICIALLY PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL SUMMER EBT PROGRAM THIS SUMMER. THE USDA APPROVED A WAIVER TO ALIGN THE FEDERAL PROGRAM ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa is reversing course on summer food assistance, opting back into the Summer EBT program after replacing it with state-run alternatives. Iowa families and food banks are ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — The executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee is concerned after receiving a notice that Gov. Bill Lee has not signed onto the federal summer ...

IOWA, USA — The state of Iowa will participate in the federal Summer EBT program for the first time in two years... with some adjustments. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Health and Human Services ...

Lee will seek new funding for the state’s smaller-scale summer feeding programs when he proposes the state budget next month.