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partnerships between public and private entities USDA programs like TEFAP CSFP Farm to Family and SNAP provided needed income for farmers grocery stores and producers while also providing food for thousands...hunger while also being an economic driver in rural communities Modern izing the determination of SNAP benefit levels is a major improve ment...

the critical work of federal nutrition programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP The Emergency Food Assistance Program TEFAP and The Commodity Supplemental Food Program CSFP to address...185 of the federal poverty level meaning they earn too much to qualify for nutrition programs like SNAP Unique Positioning in Serving Hard...

at lower income levels are most in need of dedicated resources for fruit and vegetable access for SNAP participants and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program FFVP that has expanded to all states and territories...

policy from the start and it remains so today What is now the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP was first created and authorized by Congress in 1939 to allow people to buy farm surpluses that otherwise...remain true today First SNAP remains a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans as the most far reaching powerful tool to ensure...

so important The farmers in our network created partnerships and got involved with initiatives like SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program GusNIP Produce...

this tremendous asset to the entire U S economy whether it is even supporting hunger programs and SNAP which as farmers we recognize also create markets for us and are also helping to feed our neighbors...

dramatic increases in funding while farm safety net resources have dwindled In 2021 USDA increased SNAP by a quarter of a trillion dollars using a flawed process as GAO recently reported This last year...point is crop insurance and Title I funding are working to keep the cost of food down Look at our SNAP program the cost of it has gone up We...

5 APPENDIX PREPARED STATEMENTS Dean Stacy 40 DOCUMENT S SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Boozman Hon John SNAP Review document for the Record 56 QUESTION AND ANSWER Dean Stacy Written response to questions from...economy and they lift millions of Americans out of poverty The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP helps more than 40 million children...

programs are to struggling families and communities The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP in particular by helping families put food on the table supports families basic wellbeing and overall...since the last Farm Bill and where we are heading today I will cover the impact and importance of SNAP and our food distribution programs the...

millions of people and families across this country The Supplemental Nutrition Assist ance Program SNAP provides food assistance for more than 41 million Americans 80 percent of which are children seniors...done since 1975 almost 50 years ago This update resulted in a very modest increase to the average SNAP benefit of about 1 35 a day an in crease...