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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 46 million Americans participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program[1] and 12.8 million Americans unemployed,[2] canned foods are playing a significant role as a staple in the American diet. A new survey reveals that 90 percent of Americans depend on canned fruits and vegetables for part of their produce intake. Those in food assistance programs consume canned fruits and vegetables at an even higher...
CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Current version of the House Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill cuts $16.5 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly known as "Food Stamps"), which provides nutrition assistance to millions of low-income individuals. The proposed cuts would remove two to three million individuals from the SNAP program; an additional 500,000 households would have their SNAP benefits cut by an average $90 per month;...
COVINGTON, Ga., Aug. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Free or discounted wireless telephone service is available to millions of low-income households through the federal Lifeline program, but proof of eligibility is required. That is the message of a public service announcement produced by Life Wireless, a Lifeline carrier, that begins airing this week in Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota, and Missouri. Lifeline is a 30-year-old government program designed to keep basic telephone service...
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) disaster relief bill that includes a one-year extension of the farm bill. The bill offsets disaster payments with cuts to direct payments and protects funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) and international food aid. "We welcome Speaker Boehner's proposal to protect nutrition and food aid...
CHICAGO, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization, is deeply concerned that the Farm Bill recently approved by the House Agriculture Committee would increase child hunger. The bill cuts $16.5 billion from the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP), which provides food relief to low-income individuals, nearly half of whom are children. Proposed cuts would remove two to three million individuals from...
Dorsey's Locker, a family-owned soul food restaurant in Oakland, CA, is pleased to announce their leadership in Alameda County's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) serving the area's elderly in need. Oakland, CA (PRWEB) July 23, 2012 Dorsey's Locker, a family-owned Oakland soul food restaurant, is pleased to announce a new addition to their 70-year legacy of service in the community. This year, the eatery has been selected to serve as the pilot restaurant in...
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the farm bill with more than $35 billion in cuts to food and farm programs. The bill-the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act-passed out of committee with a vote of 35 to 11. It slashes more than $16 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program) and could have a devastating impact on nearly 3 million...
CHICAGO, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Statement Attributable to Vicki Escarra, President and CEO of Feeding America: "Feeding America is deeply concerned that the House Agriculture Committee's drastic cuts of over $16 billion to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in the new Farm Bill will make it harder for millions of struggling Americans to put food on the table. "Cutting food assistance at a time when so many Americans...
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) Almost 45 million people, or 18.6 percent of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population, participated in one or more major means-tested assistance programs each month in 2009. These statistics come from a new report that examines the participation and characteristics of people who received...
An estimated 3.8 million California adults — particularly those in households with children, as well as low-income Latinos — could not afford to put adequate food on the table during the recent recession, according to a new policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. In 2009, about one in six low-income Californians had "very low food security," which describes multiple instances in which people had to cut their food intake and experienced hunger, according to the...
