March 15, 2022 Several temporary SNAP improvements have mitigated food hardship during the COVID-19 crisis. Many of those measures are tied to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pandemic Public Health Emergency Declaration (PHE). When that ends , it could result in a significant “hunger cliff” for millions of people. Most SNAP participants, […]
February 3, 2022 Last month, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra renewed the federal pandemic public health emergency (PHE) declaration until April 16, 2022. HHS could further renew it if the public health emergency continues to exist. Several temporary SNAP improvements that have mitigated food hardship during the COVID-19 crisis terminate […]
Media Contacts: Native American Agriculture Fund Whitney Sawney wsawney@nativeamericanagriculturefund.org 479-396-9558 Food Research & Action Center Jordan Baker jbaker@frac.org 202-640-1118 Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Mary Belle Zook mzook@uark.edu 479-575-5128 WASHINGTON, December 14, 2021 — Almost half of Native American and Alaska Native survey respondents reported experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to […]
December 10, 2021 The responses of Propel SNAP customers surveyed in November 2021 and recent data analyses reported by The New York Times underscore the precarious financial situation many low-income households face. This is even as temporary SNAP benefit boosts, monthly advance Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments, and other federal initiatives have helped mitigate household […]
December 1, 2021 In less than a month, COVID-19 shifted the economic stability of millions of people in America through health emergencies, job loss, restaurant sector disruptions, and school closures. The federal government’s expansions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), child nutrition programs, and other federal safety net programs, such as Child Tax Credits […]