Final 30 Days Push: Campaign for Stimulus Payment Outreach
Join us for a Facebook Live with New America where we will discuss the campaign for stimulus payment outreach and what you can do to help eligible individuals receive their funds.
Food Insecurity in the U.S. on the rise as prices soar and stimulus money is running out.
Millions of families are currently struggling to put food on the table, and that has long-lasting consequences for the months and years down the road.
Watch this segment on Wolf Blitzer's The Situation Room on why policymakers need to boost SNAP now.
SNAP Matters - Now More Than Ever: The Long Struggle
SNAP is responding to rising need as America's most effective anti-hunger program. A temporary 15% increase in SNAP benefits will help families put food on the table through the COVID-19 crisis, as it also helps the economy recover.
SNAP - The Long Struggle
SNAP matters now more than ever because the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic will likely continue for months or even years. A temporary 15% increase in SNAP benefits will help families as hardship continues to rise.
SNAP - Rising Food Insecurity
Rising food need & higher food prices are making it even tougher for many to make ends meet. Congress can act to boost SNAP benefits now & help families as food prices & income losses continue to rise.
SNAP - Boosting SNAP Benefits
A 15% increase in SNAP benefits will do a lot to address food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis, even as it provides direct stimulus to help the economy recover. Congress can act to boost SNAP benefits now & help families as hardship continues to rise.
Rising Food Insecurity
Rising food need and higher food prices are making it even tougher for many to make ends meet. Congress can act to boost SNAP benefits now and help families as food prices and income losses continue to rise.
Boosting SNAP Benefits
A 15% increase in SNAP benefits will do a lot to address food insecurity during the COVID- 19 crisis, even as it provides direct stimulus to help the economy recover.
Congress can act to boost SNAP benefits now & help families as hardship continues to rise.
Boosting SNAP Benefits
While churches and food banks are doing heroic work to address the need created by the COVID-19, they are not equipped to address a problem of this scope & scale. Only SNAP – America’s most effective anti-hunger program – can meet this moment.
Here’s why SNAP matters now more than ever.
SNAP Matters – Now More Than Ever: SNAP Participants, Pt. 2
“SNAP just plain works. The SNAP program is the single largest federal nutrition assistance program. It feeds millions of people.”
During this public health & economic crisis, hear why SNAP matters – now more than ever.
SNAP Matters – Now More Than Ever: SNAP Participants, Pt. 1
SNAP matters to millions of people & children who rely on the program to put food on the table.
Hear from SNAP participants on the support SNAP provides for them and their families, and what a boost in the SNAP benefit would mean during the downturn.
SNAP Matters – Now More Than Ever: SNAP As Work & Unemployment Support
SNAP is a proven form of stimulus that boosts the economy as it reduces food insecurity. CBPP’s Stacy Dean and Jared Bernstein explain here.
SNAP Matters – Now More Than Ever: SNAP As Stimulus
Not only is SNAP America’s best hunger-fighting tool, but it’s also a powerful stimulus in downturns.
CBPP’s Bob Greenstein and Jared Bernstein explain here.
Recent Employment Losses Nearly Wipe Out 113 Straight Months of Job Growth Expansion
It can be hard to visualize the job loss devastation in light of COVID-19.
We will have more analysis soon, but in the meantime, we highly recommend you watch & share this video.
Peggy Bailey, Alicia Mazzara and Anna Bailey discuss the Trump Administration’s proposed rule that would significantly weaken some of the provisions in the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule.
Deep Poverty Among Children Rose in TANF’s First Decade, Then Fell as Other Programs Strengthened
In the decade after TANF was created (1995-2005), child poverty fell, but what happened in families with the lowest incomes?
We answer that in our new pape and video: http://bit.ly/2Te4bty
2017 Tax Law Gives White Households in Top 1 Percent More Than All Races in Bottom 60 Percent Combined
This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget and taxes, food assistance, health, Social Security, and the economy: https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-466
SNAP & The 3-Month Limit: Lessons Learned from Maine: Thomas Ptacek
Thomas Ptacek is a service provider who experienced homelessness. He credits SNAP for returning normalcy into his life and allowing him to work full-time. Hear his story.
SNAP & The 3-Month Limit: Lessons Learned from Maine: Brian Strouse
Brian Strouse, a Marine vet who was injured in Iraq shares his experience losing his SNAP benefits as a result of SNAP’s 20 hour rule. Hear his story.
SNAP & The 3-Month Limit: Lessons Learned from Maine: Liz Duncan
Liz Duncan, a former SNAP participant who experienced homelessness as a teenager, shares her experience of running up against SNAP’s 20 hour rule. Hear her story.
SNAP & The 3-Month Limit: Lessons Learned from Maine: Tim Keefe
Tim Keefe is a Navy veteran who lost his job after an injury. Due to SNAP's 20 hour rule, he lost his SNAP benefits and was unable to eat. Hear his story.
NAP After Hurricane Maria: Vidnalys Villegas
“I have gotten to the point of not having food in my house.” – Vidnalys Villegas, a mother of 2, who saw an increase in food assistance benefits after Hurricane Maria. Now her family struggles to afford groceries after those benefits were reduced. Hear her story.
NAP After Hurricane Maria: Keishla Santiago Santana
After Hurricane Maria, Keishla Santiago Santana saw an increase in NAP benefits that helped feed her 2 children. Now that additional aid is gone, she has to buy less and save for the end of the month when food is low. Hear her story.
NAP After Hurricane Maria: Salvador Gómez
“We could eat more than just a small canned sausage, more than a soda cracker.” - Salvador Gómez on the increase in additional food assistance in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria & what it means for his family now that it’s gone.
NAP After Hurricane Maria: Suzette de Jesús
Suzette de Jesús was able to afford groceries for a whole month with the additional food assistance she received after Hurricane Maria. Now that the additional aid has ended, her salary isn’t enough to cover groceries. Hear her story.
SNAP and Medicaid Work for Workers:
Workers in Pittsburgh describe why the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid are essential to help them make ends meet while they are working inherently unstable low-wage jobs: http://bit.ly/2D9zVeX
SNAP and Medicaid Work for Workers: Stephanie Fello
Stephanie Fello is a prepared foods clerk in a grocery store. Her job has very low-pay, unpredictable hours, and a lack of paid sick days. She also has a four-month old baby. SNAP makes all the difference for families like hers.