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  1. 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...

  2. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/s-hrg-117-611_-farm-bill-2023-rural-development-and-energy-programspdf

    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...

  3. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/s-hrg-117-608_-2023-farm-bill-perspectives-from-the-natural-state

    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...

  4. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/s-hrg-118-122_-farm-bill-2023-commodity-programs-crop-insurance-and-creditpdf

    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. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/testimony_sanders_06172022

    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...

  6. https://www.agriculture.senate.gov/download/s-hrg-117-605_-opportunities-and-challenges-facing-farmers-families-and-rural-communities

    the families that as you mentioned are struggling That is the reason why it is important to get the SNAP program where it is It is important to continue to promote the WIC bonus buy that we have in our budget...really is the highlight of their day Well for over 25 years Illinois has had a model where we have SNAP benefits available to these seniors...

  7. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...