With only hope and perseverance to rely on, Angelina “Angie” De Andres opened Puerto Rico Bento Restaurant with her son Antonio Lastimado in 2012. She originally took over another restaurant, but the doors closed because she could not afford payment. Nevertheless, De Andres saw a...

Karidat Social Services helped about 500 people with food assistance last month, according to Lauri Ogumoro, the Catholic social service organization’s executive director. For the month of February alone, Karidat saw a 36% increase in the number of people seeking food assistance,...

Payless SuperFresh & Truckload Store is proud to partner with the CNMI Nutritional Assistance Program in accepting benefits commonly known as food stamps. NAP is a part of a nationwide program designed to provide families who are temporarily in need of basic nutritional...

The agency that handles the local food stamp program is expecting an increase in food stamps applicants in the coming months as a result of the government’s austerity measures brought about by the drop in tourism numbers. Nutrition Assistance Program administrator Walter...