SNAP Cuts Put Youth at Risk

SNAP Cuts Put Youth at Risk

In a typical month in 2011, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) served 4.3 million low-income young adults ages 18-24, helping them buy needed groceries. This brief report demonstrates the detrimental impact the cuts proposed to SNAP in the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP) Inc. (CLASP), 2013
1. Verfasser: Lower-Basch, Elizabeth
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Budgets
Federal Legislation
Late Adolescents
Nutrition
Welfare Services
Young Adults
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Zusammenfassung:In a typical month in 2011, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) served 4.3 million low-income young adults ages 18-24, helping them buy needed groceries. This brief report demonstrates the detrimental impact the cuts proposed to SNAP in the House-passed Farm bill (H.R. 3102)--which is now being considered by a conference committee--would have on young adults.