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Demand Congress save SNAP from extreme budget cuts

Republicans in the House and Senate are proposing to slash more than $230 billion from SNAP and school nutrition programs in order to fund more tax handouts for the wealthy and billion-dollar corporations. But it’s far from a done deal.

SNAP is not only our most effective anti-hunger program, it plays a crucial role in reducing poverty and improving health and economic outcomes. It’s also linked to better education outcomes and self-sufficiency, and plays an important role in supporting rural communities.

SNAP is one of the most cost-effective government programs in existence. Every dollar spent on SNAP generates $1.80 in local communities. Cuts to SNAP and school nutrition programs will have devastating consequences for generations to come.

Send a direct message to Congress now telling them to reject cuts to SNAP and other nutrition programs.

Individual states currently pay a portion of the cost of administering SNAP, while the federal government pays the actual benefits. Implementing a $230 billion cut could force states to take on a portion of the cost of nutrition benefits for the first time, a radical change in the program that could lead to drastic cuts, increasing wait times for approval for benefits, or put a huge squeeze on states leading to slashed investments in other programs.

Cutting SNAP (and Medicaid, another right-wing target) also makes it harder for eligible families to obtain free or reduced-price school meals, summer food assistance for school-aged children (Summer EBT), and WIC benefits. School meal programs and Summer EBT automatically enroll eligible children using SNAP and Medicaid, while WIC agencies use automated systems to check for SNAP or Medicaid eligibility. In addition, the House Budget Committee has put forth numerous specific budget-cutting proposals, including a $12 billion cut to free school breakfast and lunch programs, affecting 24,000 schools nationwide.

Cutting funding for nutrition programs in order to pay for some of Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax handout―mostly to the wealthy and corporations―is an abomination. 

Join CHN Action and our allies in this critical SNAP Day of Action. Send a message to Congress demanding they reject any and all cuts to SNAP and free school meals programs now. 

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Friday Advocates Meeting

CHN’s regular Friday Advocates Meetings are off-the-record. Thank you for not quoting speakers in materials you send to your networks. If you would like to attend a FAM, please contact Joe Battistelli: jbattistelli@chn.org

FRAC: April 2019 Breakfast Matters Webinar

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CWLA 2019 National Conference, Advancing Excellence in Practice & Policy: Meeting the Challenge of the Family First Prevention Services Act

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Food Research & Action Center: SNAP Matters for Seniors Webinar

Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 1:00 PM Eastern (12:00 PM Central, 11:00 PM Mountain, 10:00 AM Pacific) Discover how many eligible seniors in your state are missing out on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation's first line of defense against hunger.  You'll learn about interactive data tools that...

Friday Advocates Meeting

AFSCME 1625 L St NW, Washington, DC

CHN’s regular Friday Advocates Meetings are off-the-record. Thank you for not quoting speakers in materials you send to your networks. If you would like to attend a FAM, please contact Joe Battistelli: jbattistelli@chn.org

FCNL Spring Lobby Weekend 2019

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IPS Brown Bag: Activists & Poets Against Walls

Institute for Policy Studies 1301 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC

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FRAC: MARCH 2019 Breakfast Matters Webinar

Making Community Eligibility Work with Lower ISPs Community eligibility is a federal option that allows high poverty schools to offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. Schools can participate in community eligibility as long as 40 percent of the enrolled students are automatically eligible to receive free school meals—typically...

First Focus: Cutting Child Poverty in Half Within a Decade: A Congressional Briefing

Rayburn HOB 2020 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

First Focus: Cutting Child Poverty in Half Within a Decade: A Congressional Briefing Hosted by the U.S. Child Poverty Action Group, First Focus, the American Academy of Pediatrics , and the National Prevention Science Coalition to Improve Lives, in collaboration with Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, and Congressman Danny...

The Trump Budget: What You Need to Know

The Trump Budget: What You Need to Know Thursday, March 14th 2 P.M. EDT, 1 P.M. CDT, 12 P.M. MDT, 11 A.M. PDT Register Here Even if you can't attend, you should register to get access to the webinar recording with captions, slides, and follow-up information. Each year, the President...

FRAC: CEP 30-Minute-Deep-Dive

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CEPR: Screening of “I, A Black Woman, Resist”

Rayburn HOB 2020 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

March 11, 2019 3:00 PM Hosts: Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Raúl Grijalva Sponsors: The Center for Economic and Policy Research, the Washington Office on Latin America and the U.S. Network for Democracy in Brazil. Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC Room 2325 Please join us for a screening...