Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-01-18/hunger-food-nutrition/report-links-snap-to-lower-health-care-costs/a61066-1 January 18, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Studies show that SNAP benefits help families purchase healthier diets. (TeroVesalainen/Pixabay) HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new report links access to SNAP benefits … Continued
KATE GIAMMARISE, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, kgiammarise@post-gazette.com NOV 13, 2017 More than a year after the state rolled out a vastly simplified application process for some senior citizens applying for food assistance, more than 350,000 older Pennsylvanians have used the streamlined tool. … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “food stamps”) is the nation’s most effective tool to combat food insecurity. The program provides nutrition assistance for millions of eligible low-income individuals … Continued
Progress News, October 10, 2017 Clearfield, Pennsylvania’s County Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution urging “our federal representatives to … oppose efforts to cut nutrition programs funded in the Farm Bill,” including SNAP. The Coalition Against Hunger, an anti-hunger group based … Continued
Talk Poverty “Kids’ test scores dropped at times of the month when nutrition benefits had run out. Put another way, access to SNAP substantially improves students’ academic performance – but only when there are actually enough benefits for families to … Continued
From the Coalition Against Hunger (https://www.hungercoalition.org/): With the new administration and Congress already hinting at cuts to major nutrition programs that include food stamps, it is crucial that we voice our support and tell our representatives: “No one should go … Continued