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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...

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...

Integrate Medicaid Medicare VA and DOD healthcare goals assessments enrollments and strategies with SNAP WIC and senior nutrition programs for individuals being served by both programs e Ensure appropriate...with CMS and more will strengthen modernize and leverage our investments in school meals summer meals SNAP WIC senior nutrition programs USDA...

policy research Among other programs we administered the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP which provided benefits to almost 2 million New Yorkers each month My testimony covers three main...recommendations aimed at improving nutrition including ways we can leverage our federal programs namely SNAP to address this crisis Regrettably...

security Studies have shown that incentives such as those provided through the WIC Cash Value Benefit and SNAP Healthy Incentives Pilot have the potential to improve dietary intake in economically vulnerable families...Healthy Incentives Pilot Final Evaluation Report 09 18 2014 Retrieved from https www fns usda gov snap hip final evaluation report...

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...

based upon the annual FDPIR Monthly Income Standards The overall standards to access both FDPIR and SNAP truly need to be reassessed For example a single mother of one child has a current net monthly income...departmental staff came with COVID 19 During that time SNAP benefits were significantly increased While FDPIR has similar guidelines as the...

school meals That also led to a SNAP application with a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services MDHHS case worker who treated me very well The 97 a month SNAP allotment was a life saver for us...ashamed yet relieved embarrassed yet appreciative and my emotions fluctuated between despair and hope SNAP and the work of the food banks helped...

then new cottage food industry and a myriad of new food businesses in the region The market accepted SNAP benefits and was one of the first sites for Double Up Food Bucks outside of Southeast Michigan Later...