The federal nutrition assistance programs, which include the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps), the school meals programs, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), funding for food banks, and numerous other food benefit programs, serve 1 in 4 Americans each year. Together, they help reduce food insecurity, reduce poverty, and improve public health outcomes for children and individuals with low income.
Unfortunately, the administration and Congress are pursuing policies and actions that, taken as a whole, will weaken management, oversight, and funding of FNS programs and their positive impacts on nutrition.
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