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5/5/2020

Grocery Money Zips Straight to California’s Needy Students Amid School Closures

Sara Tiano

As lines for food banks stretch for miles and millions of Californians apply for unemployment in record numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic, a new anti-hunger program is giving families debit cards to keep their fridges and pantries stocked.

3/26/2016

Philadelphia Organization Spreads Word about Food Assistance Cuts

Opinion

Journalism for Social Change

Recent changes to eligibility requirements for the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, SNAP, threaten to increase food insecurity for thousands of Americans who rely on these benefits, according to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service which released a memo to all regional directors of SNAP on June 26, 2015.

3/2/2016

Amid New Federal Restrictions, Philadelphia Nonprofit Works to Increase Food Security

Journalism for Social Change

Food insecurity, which according to the USDA is “the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food,” has long been known to have adverse health consequences.

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