Posted at https://www.clasp.org/blog/snap-participants-need-food-and-education-training-farm-bill-scrimps-both By Anna Cielinski The 2018 Farm Bill, H.R. 2, introduced by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) on April 12, would profoundly undermine access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps). … Continued
Later this year, Amazon will begin accepting grocery orders from customers using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal anti-poverty program formerly known as food stamps. As the nation’s largest e-commerce grocer, Amazon stands to profit more than any other … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 farm bill, is a major piece of legislation that reauthorizes many agriculture and nutrition programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). As our nation’s … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee passed the 2018 Farm Bill, which would reauthorize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If enacted, the changes proposed by Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) would add red tape to SNAP and … Continued
From the Coalition on Human Needs (http://www.chn.org): House Bill Threatens to Deny Food to 2 MILLION People Take Action NOW: Call Your Rep!: On Tuesday, May 8th, we all need to call our members of Congress and tell them to “Vote NO on … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): “I am a single mother of a daughter who is immune compromised and cannot attend public schools. We get by with help from my family, freelance work from home when I can get it, and Medicaid … Continued
Posted at http://www.frac.org/news/not-broken-fix-draft-farm-bill-puts-unnecessary-burdens-low-income-people Statement attributed to James D. Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, April 12, 2018 — The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the nation’s most critical anti-hunger program — primarily supports working families earning low … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/02/27/condescension-box-trump-administrations-snap-proposal/#.WpbP9WrwYdV By David Elliot February 27, 2018 Earlier this month, as part of its overall budget plan, the Trump administration proposed a radical restructuring of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. The changes would … Continued
From the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (http://www.thecaap.org): At the beginning of the week, we wrote about the affects the Trump Administration’s budget proposal would have on Community Action’s core funding, the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). To read our … Continued