Food assistance does more good when it doesn't make people feel bad for needing help. SolStock/E+ via Getty Images The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle ...

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Editor’s note: This article was fist published by The Conversation, a content partner of The Associated Press. See it online at theconversation.com. The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The 2025 government shutdown drew widespread attention to how many Americans struggle to get enough food. For 43 days, the more than 42 million Americans who receive Supplemental ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joslyn Brenton, Ithaca College; Alyssa Tindall, Ursinus College, and Senbagam ...