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Temporary Pandemic EBT and SNAP Increases At Risk As Families Struggle to Afford Grocery Bills

February 13, 2023

By Topacio Marrero

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

December 17, 2021

By Eileen Sepulveda

Income support means so much to families, especially around the holidays.

Families are hungry now, extending SNAP is critical to face food insecurity

September 4, 2020

By Sharisse Tracey

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

July 29, 2019

By Center for Community Change

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

January 31, 2019

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

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

December 5, 2018

By Tomicka Robinson

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

August 23, 2018

By Bobbi Dempsey

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…

In Alaska, Changes To Snap Could Spell Disaster

July 19, 2018

By Jody Ellis

This piece was Co-published with Civil Eats Sarah was born in the Alaskan village of Utqiagvik (formerly known as Barrow) and she spent a good portion of her youth there….

We must fight to keep Nevada families from going hungry

June 27, 2018

By Nadia Eldemerdash

Like many Americans, I have always envisioned America as a country of plenty, a country of opportunity. In such a country, there is no reason for anyone to go hungry….

SNAP works and so should Congress

May 16, 2018

By Marcia Dinkins

WASHINGTON D.C.—  The Center for Community Change hosted a partners and leaders convening to discuss strategies and to develop collective actions opposing the harmful cuts proposed in the Farm Bill,…

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