Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida and Feeding America, the national association of food banks, are making one final big push in the U.S. Senate as Senators start to come together to begin serious negotiations on the next stimulus bill. With only four weeks until they go back home for the August recess, they are working fast to finalize this bill. Over the last … [Read more...] about Action Alert 🚨: Tell Senators Rubio and Scott to Increase SNAP!
COVID-19
Why strengthening SNAP is important for fighting hunger – and saving the economy – in the face of the Coronavirus crisis
Update: The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or the HEROES act on Friday. It contains the 15% increase for SNAP, the increase of SNAP benefits from $16 to $30, but only allocates $150 million for The Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP. We are advocating for an increase to $500 million for TEFAP … [Read more...] about Why strengthening SNAP is important for fighting hunger – and saving the economy – in the face of the Coronavirus crisis
Now Available: Online Grocery Orders for SNAP Recipients
The state of Florida launched a new pilot for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that allows current recipients to order groceries online either for delivery or pick up. All current SNAP recipients are automatically eligible to participate and do not need to apply for this pilot. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started approving similar pilot … [Read more...] about Now Available: Online Grocery Orders for SNAP Recipients
