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  1. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/testimony_vilsack_03162023pdf

    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...

  2. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/testimony_knight_04292022

    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...

  3. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/testimony_florian_04292022

    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...

  4. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/s-hrg-117-600_-examining-digital-assets-risks-regulation-and-innovation

    issue and we would like to ask Secretary Vilsack s opinion on that and how is that going to impact the SNAP budget The 30x30 pro gram back home certainly has farmers alarmed so we would love to have him in...

  5. Microsoft Word - Martus Ag writtenTestimony

    many hits over the years and the toll on families struggling to survive is not getting any easier The SNAP EBT program which is funded through the farm bill is a consistent source of opportunity for communities...diverse both in terms of our vendors and our customer base Almost all our eligible vendors accept EBT SNAP benefits and participate in...

  6. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/testimony_lyons_04292022

    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...

  7. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/testimony_rachidi_11022021

    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...

  8. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/s-hrg-117-614_-food-as-medicine-current-efforts-and-potential-opportunitiespdf

    based nonprofit City Green which allowed her to double her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP benefits for the purchase of fruits and vegetables When the woman used the GusNIP program at the community...foods for Kentucky families These programs have been incredibly beneficial to recipi ents utilizing SNAP WIC and Seniors Farmers Market...

  9. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/s-hrg-118-478_transcript_522023pdf

    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...

  10. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/testimony-of-angela-odoms-young-updated

    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...