Anti-hunger groups sound the alarm on proposed SNAP cuts

SNAP Day of Action highlights urgency to protect food security

“Our goal is to ensure that no one in this country goes hungry,” said Anore Horton, Executive Director of Hunger Free Vermont.

Anti-hunger groups sound the alarm on proposed SNAP cuts

Maydee Morales, Director of the Worcester Community Action Council’s Resiliency Center, said for many, the program is a lifeline.

SNAP/Medicaid advocates: Proposed congressional budget cuts could have 'devastating consequences' in Idaho

Advocates for some public assistance programs are raising alarms about the potential impacts to Idahoans if Congress approves proposed massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food assistance.

Hunger Free Vermont and its allies call on people to oppose SNAP cuts

MONTPELIER – Cuts to food benefits being contemplated by Congress would be bad news for Vermonters who rely on them, say anti-hunger advocates, who are calling on individuals to contact their representatives.

South Florida chefs fight to save the country’s largest food assistance program

Eight South Florida chefs are joining more than 150 culinary colleagues nationwide in urging Congress to protect children from going hungry. They are speaking out against proposed deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, which helps low-income families buy groceries. “Cuts to SNAP will guarantee more hunger and hardship for families,” said Lorena Garcia, a Venezuelan chef based in South Florida who is among…

District 20 News: Cutting SNAP would hurt Pennsylvanian families - Northside Chronicle

As a state lawmaker working to reduce food insecurity in the Commonwealth, I am devastated to see members of Congress supporting a $230 billion cut to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding in the federal budget resolution that passed the U.S. House in February. Serving as Pennsylvania House chair of the Legislative Hunger Caucus for several years, I have met many families and individuals facing hunger and seen firsthand just h…