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Roadrunner Food Bank in Need of Help as Cuts and Changes to SNAP Are Coming
JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, JUL 17 – About 1 in 7 Alabamians rely on SNAP, but federal budget cuts will shift more benefit costs to the state and require a new waiver application, officials said.
- President Trump signed a federal budget earlier this month that reduces SNAP funding and cuts administrative costs by half starting in 2027.
- This budget changes decades of full federal funding for SNAP by shifting costs and expanding work requirements for more participants, including veterans and homeless adults.
- Alabama, with nearly 800,000 SNAP participants and an 8.32 percent payment error rate in 2024, faces potential cuts that could cause food insecurity and undermine state tax reductions.
- Dana Yost of Roadrunner Food Bank emphasized the unprecedented speed of changes affecting food supply and demand, noting that such developments have not occurred during his tenure.
- Alabama Arise plans continued advocacy to reverse harmful provisions while the state may need to find funds and adjust programs to address increased costs and human needs.
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New Yorkers with SNAP benefits offered free Museum of Natural History membership
A snap of goodwill is now being offered to some of New York City’s most underserved communities when it comes to arts and culture. The American Museum of Natural History announced this week a free membership for New York residents enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In the wake of President Trump signing a budget bill that will cut $186 billion from the program over the course of 10 years, the museum has introduced …
Organizations discuss how to prepare for federal cuts impacting access to food
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — State and local leaders from various Connecticut food distribution organizations gathered on Friday to discuss major cuts and how they may affect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP benefits. Federal funding cuts hit as food insecurity rises in Connecticut Tune in to News 8 at 6 p.m. to hear from state leaders and how they are acknowledging the challenges that lie ahead.
Federal spending plan to bring changes to SNAP benefits
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---SNAP is the federal program, previously known as food stamps, that helps low-income families with food. Grace Bonilla, President and CEO of United Way of New York City, said while most of the expected changes under the new federal spending plan won't take effect until 2027, she fears those changes could impact a lot of people. "Currently, SNAP benefits really only supply about two weeks of food for a family," explained B…
Trump's new budget law will bring changes to food assistance
WASHINGTON (WPRI) — Sweeping changes are coming to food assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the recent enacted budget law that President Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill." One of the most significant reforms is the expansion of work requirements for SNAP recipients. Under the new law, more adults will be required to join the workforce in order to remain eligible for food assistance. It also imp…
Federal cuts to SNAP, health coverage will harm people across Alabama - The Greenville Advocate
By Chris Sanders The U.S. House voted Thursday, July 2, for final passage of a budget bill that will make basic needs like food and health care more expensive for millions of American families through severe cuts to food assistance, Medicaid and other human services. These funding cuts will finance renewals and expansions of tax cuts for wealthy people and highly profitable corporations. Alabama Arise executive director Robyn Hyden issued the fo…
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