July 17, 2020 Even as we struggle with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, our nation could face additional challenges from hurricanes that typically arise in the Atlantic Ocean during late summer and early fall. Federal action now to boost SNAP benefits and to allow for administrative flexibilities can address hardships due to potential […]
According to FRAC’s Southern Poverty Report, federal nutrition programs are underutilized in the Southern Region for a variety of reasons. FRAC has developed a communications toolkit to help you spread the word about the benefits of federal nutrition programs in the Regional South, effective strategies for increasing participation, and program recommendations for COVID-19. The toolkit includes […]
Follow this link to FRAC’s Poverty, Hunger, Health, and the Federal Nutrition Programs: A Profile of the Southern Region. Many in the Southern Region states live with the crushing burdens of food insecurity, poverty, health disparities, and historical and structural racism. These inequities have serious consequences for the health and well-being of children and adults. […]
July 3, 2020 Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) took to the Senate floor yesterday, July 1, to lead speeches on the urgency for the Senate to take up a COVID-19 recovery package that must include boosts to SNAP. Watch the speeches starting at the 10:27:42 mark. Senator Stabenow was joined by Senators Sherrod Brown […]