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Honolulu, HI
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Daniela Spoto retweeted
DA BUX offers SNAP users half off when they purchase locally-grown produce. The program is in danger of budget cuts just when we need it most. Tell @GovHawaii, no cuts to food for #Hawaii families.
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#Hunger
Daniela Spoto retweeted
"It cannot be overstated: The need for food is immense. The incredible spike in need has crippled Hawaii’s supply chains and overwhelmed our emergency food networks."
#CAREforMyFamily #FoodInsecurity #Hawaii #CARESAct
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#feedthepeoplehi #foodsystems #foodsecurity #movehawaiiforward Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice lnkd.in/gGzDeTq
Daniela Spoto retweeted
“If businesses like ours don’t get help from Washington, more than 10 million Americans could lose their jobs.” Read more from @tomcolicchio @dhmeyer @marcuscooks @missyarobbins @adamsaper #AndrewCarmellini 💙💛#SaveRestaurants
nytimes.com/2020/03/24/opini…
Daniela Spoto retweeted
@HiBetterFuture Daniela Spoto Kittinger highlights the nexus btn mobility + nutrition- esp for Kupuna. “there are components of the SNAP application process — such as picking up benefits cards — that require travel to SNAP centers.” via @staradvertiser staradvertiser.com/2020/01/1… – at Honolulu, HI
As it turns out, Hawaii food banks get very little of these benefits due to the costs of shipping food here
How food banks became the beneficiaries of a @USDA program crafted last year and recently extended to support farmers affected by China’s retaliatory tariffs. buff.ly/2KoILay @pewtrusts
Daniela Spoto retweeted
30 million students participate in the National School Lunch Program — instead of shaming our children for their lunch debts, we need to tackle the problem of food insecurity in America. bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/0…
Daniela Spoto retweeted
Folks freaking out about Green New Deal sound like naysayers who said we would crash the economy in Hawaii with clean energy. We addressed all legit concerns, ignored trolls, and moved forward. We quintupled clean energy and lowered electricity rates, and created tons of jobs.
Daniela Spoto retweeted
#DoubleUpHawaii is a WIN-WIN-WIN for #SNAP customers, local farmers and the Hawaii economy! Stop by our table today at @HFBfms Blaisdell Farmers Market to learn more // ***** Blaisdell is one of the few Oahu farmers markets where #SNAP is welcome *****
Daniela Spoto retweeted
ICYMI @HiBetterFuture @HIAppleseed
BREAKING: in an effort to provide continued support to its customers and farmers markets nationwide, @square will invest $2 million in Novo Dia. mailchi.mp/novodiagroup/novo…
"Double Up Food Bucks is one of those elegant solutions that are truly a win-win-win: for farmers, families, and the economy." civilbeat.org/2019/01/how-to…
Daniela Spoto retweeted
By our Daniela Kittinger: "Double Up Food Bucks is one of those elegant solutions that are truly a win-win-win: for farmers, families, and the economy."
A #DoubleUpHawaii bill will be heard tomorrow. Click to submit testimony at doubleuphawaii.org/legislati…
civilbeat.org/2019/01/how-to…
Daniela Spoto retweeted
Check out "Empty Bowl Hawaii 2019" eventbrite.com/e/empty-bowl-… @Eventbrite
“You typically think of agriculture subsidies as price supports going to the large commodity producers,” said Nicole Milne of @KohalaCenter. The foto Program provides “an important form of support that small-scale producers are able to access.” theatlantic.com/politics/arc…
The #farmbill passes, protecting #SNAP and more than doubling funding for nutrition incentives! hiappleseed.org/2018/12/farm…
"The equipment provided by the new contractor is a standard wireless point-of-sale device that uses older, outdated technology, critics say — not a mobile phone." @GWFoodHub @FreeRangeNan @KohalaCenter npr.org/sections/thesalt/201…
Daniela Spoto retweeted
According to Opal Vanessa Buchthal, assistant professor at @UHMPublicHealth, "75% of low-income families on Oahu live near a farmers’ market, only nine of the 55 markets accept SNAP debit cards." hawaii.edu/news/2018/09/21/f…
Dear Congress, please pass the #senate version of the #farmbill. Why? Here's an excellent explainer from @CityLab: citylab.com/design/2018/07/h… #snapmatters #protectSNAP