In an era where the challenges of poverty are increasingly shared across urban and suburban boundaries, many policy responses have often failed to keep pace. Yet, by its design, SNAP has been responsive to changes in need through the ups and downs of economic cycles, playing a critical role in alleviating poverty. Now, the expected and proposed cuts to the SNAP program stand to weaken this anti-poverty tool, with wide-reaching implications for the food security, economic stability, and health outcomes of millions of families still struggling with the aftereffects of the Great Recession.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 15:54:19 +0000
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