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FoodShareSC retweeted
SNAP strengthens local economies. Every $1 in SNAP benefits generates up to $1.80 in economic activity during downturns. When participation declines, that economic activity disappears, hurting grocers, farmers, and communities.
Read more: frac.org/blog/a-deliberate-p…
FoodShareSC retweeted
SNAP update: Another cut from the Republican reconciliation law takes effect today, cutting the federal match for SNAP administrative costs from 50% to 25%. Every state now gets half as many federal dollars to ensure SNAP gets to eligible families on time & in the right amount.
FoodShareSC retweeted
How is SNAP participation changing across the country?
FRAC’s SNAP Participation Dashboard compiles the latest USDA data to track changes in enrollment and identify where declines are occurring most sharply.
Explore the data: frac.org/snap-participation-…
FoodShareSC retweeted
When students are hungry, it can be harder to focus, participate, and learn. Educators can help connect families with nutrition programs and build stronger food security at school. Learn more: frac.org/blog/nourishing-suc…
FoodShareSC retweeted
Today, I’m reintroducing the BASIC Act with @SenAlexPadilla to help colleges connect students with food, housing, child care, transportation, and other basic resources they need to stay in school and earn their degrees.
College should be a path to opportunity, not a choice between getting an education and putting food on the table.
No student should have to drop out because they can’t afford to meet their basic needs.
FoodShareSC retweeted
Work requirements don’t work when jobs aren’t available.
H.R. 1 eliminated the SNAP insufficient-jobs waiver, taking away a tool states used to respond to local labor markets.
Congress should restore it.
frac.org/blog/the-urgent-nee…
FoodShareSC retweeted
SNAP isn’t just about putting food on the table. Research shows access to SNAP is linked to better nutrition, improved physical and mental health, and lower health care costs. Read the new FRAC report: bit.ly/4xF5NhQ
FoodShareSC retweeted
Making it harder for people to afford food won’t make America healthier.
SNAP is a critical public health program that reduces food insecurity and supports better health outcomes. We need to strengthen SNAP, not dismantle it.
Read more: frac.org/blog/we-cannot-make…
FoodShareSC retweeted
Many thanks to @bcbssc Foundation for awarding Healthier Generation a three-year grant to continue expanding school-based wellness efforts across South Carolina! bit.ly/4xnNsWS
#HealthySchools #SchoolHealth
FoodShareSC retweeted
SNAP needs your voice. Join the Nationwide Week of Action Aug. 17–21 and help build pressure on Congress to reverse harmful SNAP cuts, address the looming state cost shifts, and protect food assistance.
FoodShareSC retweeted
A SNAP payment error rate doesn't tell the whole story. CAPERs track when eligible people are wrongly denied benefits or lose assistance.
As states focus on reducing errors, we can't lose sight of access. frac.org/blog/balancing-snap…
FoodShareSC retweeted
Summer is a great time to enjoy fresh, local produce—and many farmers markets accept #SNAP! 🍓🌽
That means you can use your EBT card to buy fruits and vegetables. See what else you can buy with SNAP at markets near you. ⬇️ ncoa.org/article/an-older-ad…
FoodShareSC retweeted
SNAP time limits were already harmful. Expanding them means even more people can lose access to food assistance despite continued need. We are collecting stories to document the damage these policies cause. Share yours: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
FoodShareSC retweeted
Republicans claimed H.R. 1's deep SNAP cuts would "incentivize a more efficient & effective program," by which they apparently meant "forcing low-income families to go months without food assistance because they can't get through on overloaded phone lines or get help in person."
ALT Charisma Garcia, a 25-year-old mother of two, has tried for months to obtain an interview to complete a SNAP application. After weeks calling the agency only to get a recorded message, she woke before sunrise recently to wait in line at an Arizona Department of Economic Security office in south Phoenix. A security guard told her the agency wasn’t doing in-person interviews, so she headed to a food bank instead. She needed to feed her children, ages 3 and 6. “I need to do the thing that gets me the food,” she said.
More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — after the state implemented changes called for in Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
propublica.org/article/arizo…
FoodShareSC retweeted
Families are losing SNAP because administrative barriers are growing, not because hunger is disappearing. FRAC’s blog breaks down how H.R. 1 is making it harder for eligible households to get help. frac.org/blog/two-fold-appro…
FoodShareSC retweeted
*Please read all of the information carefully.*
The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) is implementing enhanced fraud-prevention measures to further safeguard Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and protect their benefits. *This is meant to protect the funds on your EBT card, not to lock you out of your account.*
Click the link for additional details: dss.sc.gov/news/south-caroli…
FoodShareSC retweeted
One mango. So many ways. 🥭From smoothies and parfaits to salsa and sweet treats, mango makes it easy (and delicious) to add a little extra fruit to your day. Get more ideas: tinyurl.com/2hueh6w6 #haveaplant #mango
FoodShareSC retweeted
The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) is implementing enhanced fraud-prevention measures to further safeguard Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients and protect their benefits. Click the link for additional details: dss.sc.gov/news/south-caroli…
FoodShareSC retweeted
What happens when food assistance runs out but the need doesn’t?
That’s the reality SNAP time limits create for many people.
If you’re affected, we want to hear your story: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
FoodShareSC retweeted
Thank you to @UofSC's medical students, @FoodShareSC and SC Thrive for giving families at Annie Burnside Elementary School a presentation about healthy food options available across the state last night. 🍎🥕
#RisingTogether
