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In case you missed it... this week the Voices for Human Needs blog detailed one person's first-hand account of growing up while receiving nutrition assistance, and reported on a new tool to help make sure young people are counted in the 2020 Census. And we shared two interviews -- one on TV and one on the radio -- with CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein that focused on the impact of an impending, significant cut to SNAP benefits. Please share!

This week on the blog...

CHN in the news: How the Trump Administration's new food stamp restrictions will hurt people in deep poverty
Dec. 12
This week, CHN Executive Director Deborah Weinstein appeared on both TV and radio to discuss the Trump Administration's latest effort to cut SNAP benefits -- this time, a rule that would take away benefits from as many as 688,000 Americans. Weinstein appeared on the nationally syndicated Leslie Marshall show, and she appeared on a shorter segment on Fox News. READ MORE »

Cutting food aid promotes hunger, not work
Dec. 11
You may have heard about the Trump administration’s latest attack on very poor Americans: a punitive new restriction that will cut SNAP benefits for 688,000 people. Growing up, my family got food stamps — and oh, I hated it. I hated standing in line at the grocery store, knowing we’d be paying with coupons that would brand us as “poor” to anyone who noticed. And yet I loved the fact that we had food. As a growing kid, I knew what it was like to come home to a bare kitchen. Those dreaded vouchers meant we got cheese, milk, fruit, eggs, cereal, beans, tortillas, and yes, sometimes even ice cream. That food — and the stability that came with it — sent me on my way. Because I wasn’t hungry in school, I could pay attention. And I excelled. READ MORE »

Coming soon: We Count!
Dec. 10
A new resource aimed at making sure young children and hard-to-count populations are counted in the 2020 Census is about to be printed, and advocates hope it will help ensure an accurate tally. You may find it a useful part of your efforts to make sure young children are counted in the 2020 Census. WE COUNT! A 2020 Census Counting Book is an engagingly colorful, culturally sensitive 32-page book aimed at both young children and their parents. Its purpose is twofold: it is meant to be read aloud to young children to help them learn to count and, at the same time, it teaches adults to correctly count the members of their households on the 2020 Census form, despite their different living situations. READ MORE »

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