Once school lets out for the day, many children from struggling households face the possibility of going hungry until they are back at school for breakfast. Tight family budgets and parents’ work schedules can mean students will leave school without knowing supper is guaranteed at home.
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are federally funded programs that bring more buying power for food and other necessities into low-income households.
This guest blog is authored by Linda Bopp, Executive Director of Hunger Solutions New York and recipient of the 2018 Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) Dr. Raymond Wheeler/Senator Paul Wellstone Anti-Hunger Advocacy Leadership Award.
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