Sentences with phrase «for food stamp programs»

Chilton and other anti-hunger groups oppose the Senate version because it would take future increases slated for the food stamps program and instead put them towards improving school lunch funding and nutrition.

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(It does not however, work with government assistance programs such as the SNAP food stamps that many Walmart customers need to pay for groceries.)

Lower GDP and especially recessions tend to mean higher spending as more people become eligible for unemployment benefits, food stamps, and other social programs.

To be eligible for Lifeline, participants must have an income less than 135 % of the federal poverty level or qualify for one of several other programs for the poor, such as Medicaid or food stamps.

Instead of spending tax dollars on programs such as welfare, food stamps, Medicare and Social Security for some of the population, give an equal amount to everyone and be done with it.

In FY 2014, executives benefited from an upward adjustment for the lost sales attributed to cuts in the federal food stamp program, even after executives had publicly downplayed any potential impact.

The U.S. Agriculture Department said Tuesday that Irma victims who are recipients of food stamps can use them for hot foods, normally a violation of the program's rules.

Conversely, when incomes slip, tax liabilities drop and more families become eligible for government transfer programs, such as food stamps and unemployment insurance that help buttress their income.

The same people who protest international support for third - world countries saying «we need to take care of our own first» are ironically the same people who actually want to abolish food stamps, the WIC program, free school lunches, welfare and social security in the US, never mind the fact that the people who benefit from these programs are the ones who cut their lawns, clean their homes, serve their meals in restaurants, and build their houses, all while going home to a tiny apartment they share with 6 other people and finding nothing to eat in the house but a can of green beans because payday is still 2 days off and there's only enough gas in the car to get them to work the next two days, so driving around town for 2 hours trying to find an open food bank isn't an option.

In a budget request for the 2019 fiscal year titled «An American Budget,» the Trump administration is proposing not only a cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — known informally as food stamps — but the proposal would also keep recipients from being able to choose the majority of what they use their benefits on.

This is especially great, because I'm starting a school project that involves eating for a week on the budget of someone on SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program... formerly known as food stamps).

As I mentioned in my last post, for a project in my community nutrition class I was challenged to eat for a week as if I were on SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (you might think of it as «food stamps»).

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The entitlement and mandatory programs covered in the analysis are Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, SNAP (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program), SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the school lunch program, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the refundable component of the Child Tax Program), SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the school lunch program, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the refundable component of the Child Tax program, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the refundable component of the Child Tax Program (CHIP), the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the refundable component of the Child Tax Credit.

A total of 73 percent of the women surveyed had used food stamps in the previous year, and 89 percent were receiving support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), but neither of these resources can be used to buy diapers or other hygiene or cleaning supplies.

A USDA study in 2009 found disparities among states in signing up children who receive food stamps for the school lunch program.

Another suggestion for improving the accountability of the school lunch program, direct certification, has already started in Illinois, with families who receive welfare and food stamps automatically enrolled in the free lunch program.

Under federal law, states were told five years ago to automatically sign up families who receive food stamps for the lunch program.

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I can not see the rational of taking money for its funding form the food stamp program.

And if parents can not afford to pack lunches for the kids, shouldn't there be other programs (i.e., food banks, assistance, food stamps, etc.) to ensure that families have enough to eat.

As previously reported here, many House Democrats balked at passing a bill that paid for child nutrition programs out of SNAP (food stamp) funds.

Whether it's a county fair, senior expo, back - to - school night, or conference, our staff will come to you with information on applying for benefits from programs like food stamps and school meals and accessing healthy, affordable food.

Food stamps can't be used for diapers, and Women, Infants and Children programs often do not provide them.

2008 FRAC, state officials, elderly advocates, and other anti-hunger allies secure more than $ 10 billion in 10 - year added funding in the 2008 Farm Bill for food stamps (now renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP), including the first boost in the program's minimum benefit in more than 30Program, or SNAP), including the first boost in the program's minimum benefit in more than 30program's minimum benefit in more than 30 years.

Under CEP, schools or school districts where 40 percent of the student body directly qualifies for free meals (via food stamps or other nutrition assistance or welfare programs) may offer those meals free to all students.

Then her father told her about a new program at the Irving Park Community Food Bank called Express Stamps, a 15 - minute process that let her sign up for temporary food stamps, right in her own neighborhood, without the bureaucrFood Bank called Express Stamps, a 15 - minute process that let her sign up for temporary food stamps, right in her own neighborhood, without the bureaucrfood stamps, right in her own neighborhood, without the bureaucrats.

This infographic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in rural areas by county in each state.

The idea is to provide cash incentives to participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (aka food stamps) for healthy eating.

This infographic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) broken down by rural areas, small towns, and metro areas.

This infographic shows household participation rates for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps) in small towns by county in each state.

And particularly when programs are being cut for food stamps and for child care and for education, particularly in the areas for the poorest New Yorkers... I think that this legislation makes a lot of sense, and it's going to be good for our state.»

«I think it's pretty extreme to say, for example, that the fastest way to get the economy going is to dramatically expand the food stamp program, which she said.»

«Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Republicans across the country have embraced Rep. Paul Ryan's radical budget that would end Medicare as we know it while shifting already agreed upon spending cuts to the Defense Department to slashing critical programs like Medicaid, food stamps, Head Start and Pell Grants for college.

More New Yorkers are now eligible for nutritional benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), what used to be called food stamps.

Buffalo and other poorer cities will soon experience the sharpest cuts ever in the food stamp program if House Republicans get their way — and upstate food producers and advocates for the poor are equally upset about it.

Phelan Bopp says New York State has one of the lowest food stamp participation rates in the nation, with just 68 % of those eligible actually signing up for the program, and she believes part of the reason is the fingerprinting requirement.

Republican candidate Rob Astorino's campaign on Tuesday released what amounts to an urban agenda that would create inner - city enterprises zones, place an emphasis on fathers in a family and overhaul public assistance programs through promoting school attendance and reimposing fingerprinting for food - stamp eligibility.

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The Kinderhook Republican, who faces a wide field of Democratic contenders itching to limit his career on Capitol Hill to one term, says he believes SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as food stamps are now called — is «an essential program for many families» in New York, including his 19th Congressional District in the Hudson Valley and CatProgram as food stamps are now called — is «an essential program for many families» in New York, including his 19th Congressional District in the Hudson Valley and Catprogram for many families» in New York, including his 19th Congressional District in the Hudson Valley and Catskills.

In this April 23 letter to the Wall Street Journal, and during recent political speeches, U.S. Rep. John Faso said he is pushing for stricter work requirements on SNAP recipients, suggesting that the food stamp program is an easy target for drug dealers and fraud.

Bourguignon, a recipient of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) and other public assistance, falsely reported that she was unemployed, when she was, in fact, working for Creston Electronics of Bergen County, New Jersey, the charges say.

The spending plan includes a big boost in defense spending, and to pay for that, the budget deeply cuts mandatory spending programs such as Medicaid and food stamps.

Gov. Scott Walker said Sunday he wants to invest nearly $ 100 million in programs to develop the state's workforce, including grants to train residents for high - demand professions and a requirement for nearly 76,000 on food stamps to enroll in job - training programs.

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At that point I said if she more concerned with spending more on defense and cutting the food stamp program I'll call in and ask her the following: «Mrs. Long, are you for a social safety net?»

«The logical implication of Cuomo's claim is that programs such as the EITC and food stamps for working people should be sharply curtailed, if not repealed.

And he says the state will be spending less on food stamps and other supplemental programs for the underpaid workers.

The proposed Farm Bill legislation tightens the requirements for applicants to enroll in job training programs in order to access food stamps.