July 18, 2023

Closing the Meal Gap Act Fact Sheet

Millions of people with low incomes in the U.S. are experiencing a hunger cliff since temporary increases in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit allotments during the COVID-19 pandemic ended in early 2023. The Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2023 (H.R. 3037/S. 1336), introduced by Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand […]

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July 11, 2023

Households Continue to Feel the Pinch of Reduced Food Assistance

July 11, 2023 Millions of people with low incomes in the U.S. are experiencing a hunger cliff since temporary increases in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during COVID-19 ended in early 2023.  This resulted in benefits averaging a mere $6 a person a day. The impact of the end of the SNAP Emergency Allotments […]

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June 13, 2023

As the School Year Ends, One Thing Is Clear: We Need Healthy School Meals for All

June 13, 2023 For students in most states, the 2022–2023 school year marked the return to pre-pandemic school nutrition operations, including a return to assigning students to free, reduced-price, and paid meal categories based on their household income.   Over the course of the school year, the stigma associated with eating school meals returned to cafeterias, […]

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