Briefs Cash and Safety Net Economic Justice Federal Policy Ife Finch Floyd GBPI’s 2023 Farm Bill Recommendations to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program September 25, 2023 / September 25, 2023 by Ife Finch Floyd No one should go hungry simply because they cannot afford the cost of food. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as Food Stamps, helps about 700,000 Georgia households put food on the table and protects them against hunger. But the program needs to be strengthened and protected as federal lawmakers consider […] Read more » Benefit Adequacy Child Well-being Client Protections Customer Service Eligibility farm bill Federal Law food insecurity food stamps Georgia Health Outcomes hunger Policy Recommendations SNAP
Alex Camardelle Blog Cash and Safety Net Georgia Rises to Close Summer Meal Gap July 17, 2018 / May 19, 2020 by Alex Camardelle | 3 Comments on Georgia Rises to Close Summer Meal Gap Georgia ranks in the top 10 performing states that provide summer meals for the first time since the nonprofit Food Research and Action Center began tracking the data. The Summer Nutrition Program bridges the hunger gap for one in five Georgia children who receive free- or reduced-price lunch during the school year, according to a […] Read more » Georgia children Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning hunger Safety Net summer meals