The President Has Stooped to Using Hunger as a Political Gambit

The president has stooped to using hunger as a political gambit

By Dan Rather Editor’s note: As of press time Monday, the government shut down was still in effect, A Rhode Island federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to distribute money owed to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program “as soon as possible,” the emergency funding remained uncertain. While there are seemingly no winners when the government shuts down, this time around, millions of Americans are l…

Vermont Food Banks brace for impact

By Paul Bean As the federal government shutdown stretches into its fifth week, Vermonters reliant on food assistance are grappling with uncertainty over their next meal and food banks are bracing for impact.  The lapse in federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known locally as 3SquaresVT, has triggered delays in November benefits for more than 64,000 residents, exacerbating pressures on the state’s food banks. …

As SNAP recipients brace to receive less, panic, political infighting and misinformation swirl

The threat of a lapse has incited chaos in Washington, on social media and at food banks nationwide.

SNAP payments will resume, but recipients will receive a smaller amount amid shutdown

Federal judges ruled the Trump administration is required to pay out at least partial food aid to SNAP recipients during the government shutdown.

Hospitals Brace for Food, Coverage, and Workforce Fallout

As the federal government shutdown drags into its fifth week, the collapse of key safety-net supports such as nutrition benefits, health-insurance subsidies, and the disruption of pay for an estimated 1.4 million furloughed or unpaid federal employees is creating a social and operation crisis that reaches into every corner of our communities, including healthcare. According to The Guardian, over 40 million Americans could lose Supplemental Nutri…