(WASHINGTON) – On November 1st, the temporary benefit boost provided for in the 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is scheduled to expire and households across the country participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will see their monthly benefit sharply reduced. This substantial reduction on November 1st will leave many Americans unsure of [...]
On November 1, 2013, all SNAP/3SquaresVT households will see a decrease in their monthly benefit amount. We want Vermonters to be aware of these cuts, so we've gathered information from the Center on Budget and Policy Priories (CBPP), Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and Feeding America. As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment [...]
This is information on how a prolonged government shutdown could impact nutrition programs such as SNAP, WIC and Meals on Wheels. We received this information from Feeding America, the nationwide network of food banks, of which the Vermont Foodbank is a member. SNAP SNAP has statutory authority to continue distributing benefits during October. This authority [...]
This country needs to come to terms with our collective obligations as a civil society. There are not enough jobs for those who want to work and many of the jobs that our neighbors work at don't pay enough to support the basic needs of an individual, much less a family. McDonalds Corporation Corporation recently [...]
This week, the House of Representatives will begin debating the Farm Bill. The House proposal would cut SNAP (3SquaresVT) by $20.5 billion over the next 10 years. That’s a loss of 8 billion meals, or the meal equivalent of the entire Feeding America network of 202 food banks shutting down for 2.5 years. We cannot [...]
Imagine for a moment that you’ve been working in a factory for almost forty years. You make enough money to get by: you buy a house, raise a family, and volunteer at the local food shelf. But money is always tight. Saving money for retirement or a vacation is out of the question. Then tragedy [...]
