The deadline for tax returns for many Americans is extended this year to Monday, April 18, which means another day to remind low-income households they may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC.
April 2016 is poised to fit T.S. Eliot’s description of April as the “cruelest month,” as many thousands of jobless adults without dependents (ABAWDs) will lose all their SNAP benefits even though these individuals are seeking work.
Jim Weill had the opportunity for a one-on-one conversation with USDA Secretary Vilsack recently to talk about the importance of federal nutrition programs. We are posting excerpts from the conversation periodically here on FRAC Chat.
Just last week, a former SNAP recipient, Kim Foxx, won the Democratic primary for Cook County (Illinois) State’s Attorney. Following her victory, she appeared on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” where she shared how, as a child, she dreamed of becoming a lawyer when she witnessed people supporting vulnerable little girls like her.
