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the chill of the winter We worked with Marsha to stabilize her situation helping her with food via SNAP utilities and getting her into new housing When Marsha and her children moved into their new apartment...ensure we give people a way out of poverty Work requirements do not get people out of poverty 75 of SNAP recipients with children who are not...

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...

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...

the Hunger Prevention Act improved Child Nutrition and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs SNAP other hunger relief funding for Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children...

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...

recommended level of fruits and vegetables SNAP is the primary source of nutrition assistance for many low income people and research has shown that participation in SNAP reduces food insecurity and allows families...