The history of food stamps and where it goes from here

The history of food stamps and where it goes from here

President Donald Trump has agreed to comply with court orders to partially fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The food benefit, commonly called SNAP, goes back nearly a century in the U.S. Overall, the number of Americans enrolled in the program has consistently gone up each decade, with some fluctuations at times. The beginning of food stamps The first American food stamp program launched on May 16, 1939, with Mabel McFiggin of…