From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): The USDA’s new proposed SNAP rule would cut food stamp benefits from millions of low-income families, exacerbating struggles and causing financial strain. The administration is trying to bypass Congress―sneaking in billions of dollars … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): November 1 and December 2 are the deadlines for comments on two SNAP proposed rules. The first is a 14-day opportunity for comments regarding USDA’s October 15 release of estimates of the … Continued
Posted at https://www.frac.org/news/proposed-changes-to-snap-could-leave-one-million-children-without-access-to-free-school-meals Statement attributed to Jim Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, October 17, 2019 — A surprise release of data that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should have disclosed earlier underscores the deep harm … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, fellow national co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign (PPC): A National Call for Moral Revival, and Rev. Dr. William Barber recently held a press conference at National City Christian Church … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): We need your help once again to push back on the Administration’s latest attack on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s first line of defense against hunger. The Latest: On … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): With the passage of HB 33, General (cash) Assistance has officially been eliminated. Everyone who was getting General Assistance has lost their cash assistance as of August 1, 2019 – even if they are disabled and … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): With the 2020 elections fast approaching, FRAC has created a one-stop-shop for candidates to get the facts on the extent of hunger in America and the solutions that exist to solve it. … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): The Access to Healthy Food for Young Children Act of 2019, introduced by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), would strengthen the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by allowing an additional CACFP meal … Continued
From the National Alliance to End Homelessness (http://www.endhomelessness.org): This week, Members of Congress return from their long summer recess. And the Senate’s key task is to finalize as many spending bills as possible before the end of the fiscal year, … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Here’s what we know: Official poverty rate went down while median income stayed the same: The official poverty rate fell for the fourth consecutive year in 2018, from 12.3 percent in 2017 … Continued