by hungerintervention | Mar 25, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog
On Monday, March 11, the White House introduced its 2020 budget proposal that cuts the popular Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP that is widely known as food stamps) by $220 billion over the next ten years and recycles some old and ineffective ideas. The...
by hungerintervention | Mar 21, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog
Darcy shares some of her takeaways from her recent trip to Washington DC for the 2019 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference. HIP is best known for providing nutritious meals and nutrition education. This work matters to us. However, it would be a disservice to our...
by hungerintervention | Feb 5, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog, News / Press Release
Take Action: Proposed USDA rule threatens to take food off the tables for hundreds of thousands of individuals On Friday, the USDA published a proposed rule change that would take away SNAP (commonly known as food Food Stamp) eligibility for 755,000 unemployed and...
by hungerintervention | Jan 22, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog, News / Press Release
Your voice can make a difference As the longest ever federal government shutdown continues with no end in sight, its ripple effects are now affecting millions of lives around the country. Tens of millions of people who use benefits such as SNAP (food stamps), WIC, and...
by hungerintervention | Jan 21, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog, Events, News / Press Release
During each legislative session, the Anti-Hunger & Nutrition Coalition hosts Hunger Action Day, our lobby day in Olympia that highlights issues facing hungry families in Washington State, and brings their stories and priorities to legislators in the positions to...
by hungerintervention | Nov 5, 2018 | Advocacy, Blog
No one should be denied food, health care and other basic necessities of life Immigrants who come to this country for a better life, as immigrants from all over the world have done for the last 500 years, are legally entitled to some of the federal benefits, including...
