Dear Friend,
I’m writing to share some good news in our fight against hunger: With the new 25% increase to SNAP benefits taking effect on October 1st, our country is on track to help tens of millions more people who are struggling with hunger.
HFA has long argued that strong social programs like SNAP, in addition to living wage jobs, are the only way to lift people out of poverty and hunger. Now there’s definitive proof these programs work. A new report from USDA shows that while tens of millions of Americans suffered mightily from food hardship in 2020 — and are still suffering mightily — the nation avoided mass starvation mostly because the federal government stepped in to dramatically increase assistance through SNAP, WIC, and Pandemic-EBT.
Learn why the new SNAP increase is so important to supporting the 38 million people who are still struggling with food insecurity due to the health and financial crises.
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