Ohio to make up the difference of lost federal SNAP benefits - Jesse Bethea

Gov. #HenryMcMaster directed the state Department of #SocialServices in September to come up with a #proposal removing items #ConsideredUnhealthy from the list of #food and #drinks people can purchase using aid from the #SNAP #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram, commonly known as #FoodStamps.

Trump administration tells states to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits New guidance from USDA on Saturday informs states to move ahead with partial food stamp payments only given the Supreme Court stay.

#USDA’s latest memo, sent Saturday to state directors of the #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram, instructed states to deliver just 65 percent of benefits during the #governmentshutdown and required those who already sent full payments to claw back that money.

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Potential loss of SNAP benefits has NY officials scrambling to fill gaps for K-12 kids Over 1.8 million New Yorkers face food insecurity as SNAP funding is slashed during the federal shutdown.

The fear of the #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram (SNAP) being cut as a result of the government shutdown that began Oct. 1 has become reality.

Trump flips and decides to starve people after all President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed that he plans to weaponize hunger in America, writing in a post on Truth Social that he will not fund food stamp benefits during the government shutdown—...

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025... Trump confirmed tht he plans t/weaponize hunger! ONLY IF HE STOPS EATING!#DonaldTrump #FoodStamps #GreatGatsby #Shutdown #SNAP's NOT debatable ! #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram #WhiteHouse #MaraLago #MikeJohnson #WhiteHouserenovations #Recommended

There are more recipients of #SNAP #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram in #Republican controlled states than #Democrat. Yes #MAGA, #Trumpaholics, you voted to have #Trump deprive you, your family and friends of basic necessities.

It’s like Jews voting for Hitler.

#HumanRights #BasicRights

New Hampshire doesn’t join New England neighbors in SNAP injunction suit - Manchester Ink Link New Hampshire is the only New England state that has not joined a group of 26 in a suit filed Tuesday against the federal government over it’s refusal to use a contingency fund to pay Supplemental Nut...

New Hampshire doesn’t join New England neighbors in SNAP injunction suit manchester.inklink.news/new-hampshir... #snap #supplementalnutritionassistanceprogram #foldinsecurity

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TheComplexRebel: "Cutting SNAP does not save money. Every $1.00 in SNAP creates up to $1.80 in local economic activity. When families can't buy groceries, your grocery store loses customers, your town loses jobs, and your economy loses. SNAP feeds everyone." […]

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**Sanders Takes#Oligarchy Fight to #Appalachia With Standing-Room-Only Crowd in #WestVirginia**

_"Whoever said West Virginia was a conservative state?"#BernieSanders asked the crowd in Wheeling. "Somebody got it wrong."_

from #CommonDreams
Julia Conley
Aug 09, 2025

> > ...some in the crowd […]

Fear and hope for Latinos at Bread for the World's 50th anniversary - Sight Magazine One of the most prominent Christian anti-hunger groups gathered in Washington, DC, to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Fear and hope for Latinos at Bread for the World’s 50th anniversary @sightmagazine.bsky.social #BreadfortheWorld #Republicanbudget #USAID #Latinos #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram

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#Officials w the #state #DivisionofPublicAssistance — oversees #Medicaid, the #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram, and several other #benefits programs in #Alaska — say that to avoid a monthslong backlog, applicants should go to one of a handful of offices to meet with a case worker in person.

USDA says demand for sensitive food stamp data from states is on hold The federal government told states to turn over names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and other sensitive data about food assistance recipients. Amid a legal challenge, the agency says the reques...

When a #government turns on its people.

A #USDA official said in court filings the agency has not yet begun collecting the #personal #data of #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram, #SNAP #recipients, after a coalition of groups filed a #lawsuit alleging the #DirectiveViolated #FederalPrivacyLaws.

#SNAP #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram #WhatIsSNAP #HungryChildren #HungryKids #HungryHumans #HungryHuman #Poverty #Food #HungryKid #HungryChild #Starvation #Starving #FederalPrograms #FederalProgram #Hungry #FeedAmerica #ChristianValues #StarvingKids #StarvingChildren #StarvingAmerica #News

The bill also punishes single parents by making it harder to receive the #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram, known as food stamps, and gives President Trump unprecedented power over nonprofit organizations.

US lawmakers spar over food aid program facing uncertainty - Sight Magazine Lawmakers clashed over the future of the nation's largest food aid program during committee hearings on Tuesday.

US lawmakers spar over food aid program facing uncertainty @sightmagazine.bsky.social #USfoodaid #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram #SNAP #foodstamps #USCongress

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Thousands of SNAP recipients may lose benefits under proposed federal budget - The Berkshire Edge “The emergency food system, which our organization is part of, is already stressed to the limit,” said Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Public Policy Manager Laura Sylvester. “It would be impossible...

Thousands of SNAP recipients may lose benefits under proposed federal budget.

#massachusetts #theberkshires #berkshires #berkshirecounty #snap #foodinsecurity #foodassistance #supplementalnutritionassistanceprogram #washingtondc #presidenttrump #donaldtrump #trumpadministration