Some states tighten conditions for receiving SNAP benefits as the economy improves
The national economy is improving, and some states are adjusting their SNAP programs (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps). The re-emerging policy targets unemployed adults without dependents, …
See no junk food…buy no junk food?
Per one study on food deserts, when compared to supermarkets, small grocery stores devote about three times as much shelf space to soda, chips, and candy as to fruits and …
A push to move SNAP recipients into jobs
There’s a push to move food stamp recipients into jobs. Critics say the benefit program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), discourages people from seeking jobs. The Obama …
Senate GOP budget expected to target SNAP
The Senate Republican budget set to be released next week is expected to identify savings by shifting funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “food stamps”) …
Lessons on income disparities part of Oxfam dinner
A number of aid organizations offer “hunger banquets,” not only to raise funds, but also to increase awareness about global poverty. “Hunger banquets” are experiential in nature. Guests are assigned …
USDA announces $27M in grants to end child hunger
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $27 million in grants to fund projects designed to help end childhood hunger in America. The announcement was made at a large anti-hunger …
As an important anti-hunger conference takes place in the United States, it seems timely to revisit the UN FAO’s State of Food Insecurity in the World Report (2014). There’s also …
Reducing childhood malnutrition with sweet potatoes
Over a third of children under the age of five living in sub-Saharan Africa suffer from Vitamin A deficiency. A team of scientists is working to reduce childhood malnutrition there …
House Ag Chair: “Food stamps fail to meet changing needs”
via Chuck Abbott (@chuckabbott1) at Food and Environment Reporting Network (@FERNnews). The anticipated debate over the nation’s premiere anti-hunger program is on. House Agriculture Committee chair Michael Conaway is …
Food waste is a serious economic and environmental issue
A report issued by a British organization estimates that about sixty million metric tons of food is wasted each year in the U.S. Thirty-two million metric tons of that may …