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Farm Bill victory in Congress for food stamps and farmers markets!
Victory! We now have a new five-year Farm Bill — without any cuts to food stamps or measures that would increase poverty.
Protect Food Assistance: Stop the House Farm Bill (H.R. 2)
Expanding SNAP’s ‘work requirements’ will make it harder for millions of workers to consistently put food on the table. Call your House Rep. to say “Hands off SNAP!”
VICTORY! Governor Corbett will block federal SNAP/food stamp cuts!
We are thrilled at the news that Governor Corbett has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in a move that will keep food on the table for hundreds of […]
February Policy Roundup: Farm Bill, State budget, and a progressive agenda for Pittsburgh
Here are the take-aways from the federal, state, and local policy issues we’re working on this month: the winners and losers in this month’s passing of the U.S. Farm Bill, […]
What the new Farm Bill means for SNAP/food stamps
Who are the winners and losers in last week’s passing of a new Farm Bill? What the next five years will hold for hunger and agriculture in the U.S.
Stop Cuts to Food Stamps
Food stamps are under attack. For 40 years, these federal benefits have been the first line of defense against hunger for 1.8 million at-risk Pennsylvanians and 47 million nationwide. Yet […]
Mythbusting
I’m going to ask you to do something a little weird. Ready? Ok, close your eyes and try to picture someone on food stamps. What does he or she look […]
House votes down farm bill!
Our voices were heard! Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted down a version of the Farm Bill that would have cut food stamps by $20 billion over the next ten years. […]
