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Two weeks ago, we asked you to contact your members of Congress urging them to protect SNAP (previously known as the food stamp program) as they work to reauthorize the Farm Bill. More than half of SNAP recipients are kids, so it’s important that we preserve this safety net for our most vulnerable citizens.
"My mother is a single mom trying her best to keep us afloat. She works five days a week and goes to college. Most of the time we are struggling. We use food stamps to get our food. If we didn't have food stamps I don't know what we would do. Most think people on food stamps are sponges, but my mother is everything but a sponge. We don't struggle because my mom doesn't work hard enough. We struggle because of the economy and simply because what cards we were dealt. My mom works very hard to better herself and I can see her getting stronger every day. I know that one day my mom will no longer need food stamps and I won't either.”
Kaitlyn’s story along with the dozens of others that have been submitted have all been powerful and the themes are the same: When individuals needed help and couldn’t provide for themselves, federal nutrition programs like SNAP helped make sure they did not go hungry. Let’s ensure they continue to do so by protecting funding for SNAP. |
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