NCLEJ is one of the ONLY organizations in the country with a dedicated program to expanding access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. We have helped tens of thousands of families access the benefits they need to prevent hunger and malnutrition.
In May of this year, we secured a major victory in our federal lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Social Services over their dysfunctional administration of their SNAP program. A federal judge ruled that the State’s practices – including wrongful denial of benefits resulting from a dysfunctional call center, and lack of disability accommodations – violate federal SNAP law, the Due Process Clause, and the ADA. The decision will ensure that all Missourians can access SNAP.
This case is the first in the nation to use litigation to address SNAP call center dysfunction, and we are so proud of the impact we’ve made for low-income families in Missouri.
But with the re-election of Donald Trump, we can expect that his radical and extreme agenda will include renewed attacks on public benefits programs – especially SNAP. We are preparing for the worst, and we know that Trump’s policies will affect the communities that we serve.
The National Center for Law and Economic Justice advances racial and economic justice through ground-breaking impact litigation, policy advocacy, and support for grassroots organizing. We have provided legal representation and support since 1965.
