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Congress must stand up for families that participate in SNAP

Increasing hunger is a policy choice. The Big Ugly Bill already imposed the largest SNAP cut in the program’s history, and now, with the shutdown, millions more are at risk of losing access to the nutrition program when funding is depleted in two weeks.

The administration can―and must―take steps to protect SNAP benefits. SNAP running out of money would be catastrophic. Nearly 1 in 8 people, including 16 million children and 8 million people with disabilities, would go without the food assistance they need.

Click here to send a message to Congress urging them to tell the Trump administration to fund SNAP during the shutdown.

Two-thirds of the money needed to partially fund another month is in SNAP’s contingency fund, which must be used when regular funding falls short. The contingency fund has $6 billion, which is still short of the $8 billion needed to fully fund SNAP recipients per month. The administration can use other measures to ensure families get full November benefits―and they must act ASAP to give states guidance and enough time to get families the help they need to put food on the table.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration, via the United States Department of Agriculture, moved $300 million to WIC, the nutrition program that serves women, infants, and children. It’s time for the administration to do the same for SNAP, by tapping funds that are allowed by law to be used for this purpose.

Click here to send a message to Congress urging them to tell the Trump administration to fund SNAP during the shutdown.

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Economic Policy Institute: Broader, Bolder, Better with Elaine Weiss

May 23, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Date: May 23, 2019
Time: 4:00 pm

In Broader, Bolder, Better, Elaine Weiss of the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education campaign and former Massachusetts education secretary Paul Reville make a compelling case for a fundamental change in the way we view education. The book builds upon nine years of research by the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education, a national initiative endorsed by more than 60 policy experts and leaders from across the country. It draws on case studies of effective integrated student support efforts in twelve diverse communities to illustrate the variety of strategies that can be adopted locally.

Join Weiss and others for a discussion of Broader, Bolder, Better and the need for a large-scale expansion of community-school partnerships in order to provide student supports from cradle to career.

What: Book Talk on Broader, Bolder, Better: How Schools and Communities Help Students Overcome the Disadvantages of Poverty

Who: Elaine Weiss, author, Broader, Bolder, Better
Christian Dorsey, Chair, Arlington County Board
Joy Kirk, teacher, Frederick County, VA, Public Schools

When: Thursday, May 23
4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Eastern

Where: Economic Policy Institute
1225 Eye St. NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005

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May 23, 2019
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Economic Policy Institute
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Economic Policy Institute
1225 I Street NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20005 United States + Google Map
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