Take action to stop food stamp cuts!

January is Poverty Awareness Month so we have put together a number of easy ways for you to take action this month to help fight poverty. They’ll include opportunities to learn more about poverty and hunger in our region and the U.S., and to spread the word.

TODAY’S ACTION:

The nation’s food stamp program helps to lift millions of people – including children – out of poverty. Yet Congress is considering $9 billion in food stamps cuts in its efforts to pass a farm bill.

Take action any (and every!) day this month. If the new Farm Bill isn’t approved by January 31, food stamp funding levels will be safe for another year.

Here’s more on why we need to stop these cuts, and how.