US EditionPittsburgh locals talk impact of proposed Food Bucks program
- A vote is upcoming in Pennsylvania’s House on the Food Bucks bill, which aims to offer SNAP recipients financial incentives to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the state.
- This bill follows existing county programs like Allegheny's and arises amid federal considerations to cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding.
- The proposed program outsources oversight to nonprofits and offers SNAP recipients 40 cents extra for every dollar spent on eligible produce, benefiting both farmers and users.
- Amy Salmon, a disabled mother with incurable myeloma, highlights financial struggles with nutrition during $15,000 chemotherapy treatments and limited food access in her Washington County area.
- Advocates stress that programs like Food Bucks become more essential as benefit reductions threaten SNAP users' ability to afford nutritious food and could increase medical costs.
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Pittsburgh locals talk impact of proposed Food Bucks program
(The Center Square) - As the federal government weighs cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the Pennsylvania House is set to vote on a bill that would charge non-profit organizations with overseeing incentives to SNAP recipients for purchasing fresh…
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