Food Assistance
Food benefits like SNAP and free school lunches are at risk
Step 1: Learn
What is at risk
Apply cuts and add stricter requirements to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, aka food stamps)
Eliminate the heat-and-eat loophole which would further limit the food folks could buy with food stamps
Reform the Thrifty Food Plan
Eliminate CEP (free school meals)
Step 2: Plan
Personal
Think about how the proposed changes would impact yourself, your partner(s) and kid(s). Could you live with the implications? How will you fill the gap? Is there something you can do today to help prep, or something you can plan to do later in response to specific changes passing?
Some examples are:
Learn about local food banks
Pod
Pods are your close knit communities. Here’s more information about pods. Identifying who is in your pod is important to figure out how you can best help. Remember the ripple effect is powerful, helping keep your close ones afloat will help others as well. If someone in your pod is impacted by proposed changes, how can you help support them either now or in the future?
Some examples are:
Community
Community in the broad sense - your friends, neighbors, internet comrades, etc. Consider the places and ways you feel connected with the broader group and bring support. If your community is impacted by a proposed change, what can you offer to help?
Some examples are:
Volunteer at local food bank
What examples can you think of that aren’t listed here? What resources did you use to help research?
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