Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Planned Federal Budget Cuts Likely to Increase Hunger Risk for Georgians July 27, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Melissa Johnson The U.S. House Budget Committee passed a resolution last week calling for deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly called food stamps). If these cuts took effect, nearly 1.6 million Georgians who rely on the program will face a greater chance of hunger. That includes children, seniors, people with disabilities, workers and […] Read more » Food Assistance food stamps Safety Net SNAP
GBPI In The News The GOP debate over a minimum wage for cops and deputies July 22, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin According to a study based on census data, recently highlighted by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, some 3,200 members of this state’s law enforcement community — bailiffs, prison guards, jailers, beat cops and deputy sheriffs — are food stamp recipients. “That’s probably correct,” said Terry Norris, executive director of the Georgia Sheriff’s Association. Read the full article […] Read more » Minimum Wage Safety Net SNAP
Blog Cash and Safety Net Jennifer Owens Food Stamps Help More than 500,000 Working Georgians June 29, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Jennifer Owens Food assistance plays a critical role in helping Georgians working low-wage jobs put meals on the table. An average of 546,900 working Georgians lived in households that participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly called food stamps) in the last year, according to analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In […] Read more » Food Assistance food stamps Minimum Wage Safety Net SNAP
GBPI In The News How did more than 7,000 Georgians lose food stamps? June 12, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by GBPI Admin Thousands of Georgians were dropped from food stamp benefits this year – roughly 62 percent of the state’s recipients. The state told them they had an April 1 deadline to find a job, or lose their benefits. We talk with Melissa Johnson, Senior Policy Analyst for the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. Read the full […] Read more » food stamps Melissa Johnson SNAP
Cash and Safety Net Fact Sheets Melissa Johnson Work Requirements, Time Limits Constrain Food Assistance May 25, 2017 / January 14, 2020 by Melissa Johnson This year the state informed nearly 12,000 Georgians that they were at risk of being cut off from food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly called food stamps). Georgia terminated this help for some because of time limits built into the program’s rules. Observers often refer to these time limits as the […] Read more » Food Assistance food stamps Melissa Johnson Safety Net SNAP
Blog Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Hunger Risk for 21,100 Georgians in New Year December 8, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson People in about one in seven Georgia households struggle with hunger, which often leads to costly health complications, lower energy levels and a diminished ability to concentrate. But as 2017 rapidly approaches, an estimated 21,100 Georgians will be at an increased risk for hunger due to a geographic expansion of time limits on food assistance. […] Read more » food stamps SNAP
Blog Cash and Safety Net Health Justice Melissa Johnson Worker Justice Federal Food Assistance Works for Georgia Children October 12, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson We encourage children to dream big every day. We tell them they can be doctors, astronauts or anything else they want to be as long as they work hard. However, some children are born into families that need help putting food on the table before their children can dream about anything more than the next […] Read more » SNAP
GBPI In The News More will have to work to keep food stamps August 14, 2016 / January 17, 2020 by GBPI Admin Georgia plans to significantly expand the number of counties that require food stamp recipients with no children to find a job, extending the program from three to 24 counties across the state. The extension will bring another 10,000 people under the work mandate, presenting them with an ultimatum: get a job or lose your food […] Read more » food stamps Melissa Johnson Safety Net SNAP
GBPI In The News Georgia lifts food stamp ban on drug offenders April 26, 2016 / January 16, 2020 by GBPI Admin Gov. Nathan Deal plans to sign a bill Wednesday to lift the lifetime ban on food stamps for convicted drug felons. Read more. Read more » food stamps Safety Net SNAP
Cash and Safety Net Melissa Johnson Georgia Missing Opportunity to Strengthen Workforce January 15, 2016 / January 15, 2020 by Melissa Johnson While most adults who rely on cash and food assistance in Georgia lack any education beyond high school, not enough of the state’s workers are trained for so-called middle-skill jobs. Middle-skill jobs require more than a high school diploma but less than a four-year degree. A new Georgia Budget and Policy Institute report shows how […] Read more » Economic Security Safety Net SNAP TANF
