I’m a Journalist on SNAP. Here’s What I Saw During the Latest Food Crisis
As for virtually all SNAP recipients, my benefits have never been enough to cover monthly food expenses. Meanwhile,
Trump calls any food aid at all “un-American.”
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NO! NO! NO! Merry Christmas
This holiday season, millions are going without the safety net they need to get by – and Black communities are bearing the brunt.
Lawmakers Should Be Fighting Poverty, Not Policing Our Fridges
New SNAP restrictions shame recipients by depriving them of the agency to choose the food items to buy for their families.
Temporary Pandemic EBT and SNAP Increases At Risk As Families Struggle to Afford Grocery Bills
Soaring costs put strain on parents trying to keep food on the table, and threats from some politicians to refuse to raise the debt limit could make things worse for families.
Mami’s Christmas Pasteles
Income support means so much to families, especially around the holidays.
Families are hungry now, extending SNAP is critical to face food insecurity
While Congress staggers and debates what and when the next stimulus package will be for Americans, people are hungry. With unemployment rates hovering at 8.4% in August 2020 and the…
Real Families Need Real Food Assistance
The Trump administration is proposing a new cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, that would leave more than 3 million people without enough food to eat. These…
How to stop another nightmare government shutdown
We – “we” meaning all Americans who still believe we are united as a nation that cares for our own – face an apocalyptic nightmare scenario. In Hollywood, the apocalypse…
Voices of Everyday Leaders
Roquesha Oneal is an everyday leader, a woman of fortitude and generosity. She resides in Detroit with her 15-year-old child with a disability and enjoys visits with her two adult…
The Tyranny And The Comfort Of Government Cheese
Co-published with Taste Government cheese shows up in the punch lines of jokes and song lyrics, but to those who have actually lived on it, it’s both a cornerstone of…