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SNAP benefit disruptions causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

About 4 in 10 of the more than 42 million Americans who get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits are children under 18. This food aid helps their families buy groceries and boosts their ...

Trump cut free school lunch for some kids. These CT lawmakers want to make meals universal

With food insecurity on the rise and changes to programs like SNAP, some Connecticut lawmakers are making a renewed push to ...
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SNAP benefits have been cut and disrupted – causing more kids to go without enough healthy food and harming child development

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jenalee Doom, University of Denver (THE CONVERSATION) About 4 in 10 of the more than ...
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I Rely On SNAP To Feed My Kids. Here's What A Month Without Benefits Really Means For Families Like Mine.

The text was from the Illinois Department of Human Services, saying SNAP benefits for November would not be distributed because of the government shutdown. My stomach dropped before I even finished ...

Free cinnamon rolls and chili for kids among Iowa supermarket offerings in SNAP crisis

Cinnamon roll and chili are among free meals for kids Hy-Vee is offering as government shutdown saps SNAP aid.