"Two decades ago, Sara Carlson, then a mother of three, was newly single because of a traumatic event, and the US's food stamp program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), helped her feed her children with free food supplies. I wouldn't have been able to afford to live, said Carlson, 45, who lives in Rochester, Minnesota, and now works as an operations manager"
"While the food stamps helped her, the government cut her off after a couple years because she started making too much money, which meant she again had to worry about having enough food. Now, nearly 42 million people around the country could face the same fate if the federal government shutdown continues and funding for Snap is cut off on 1 November."
"Should funding run out at the end of the month, we will have the greatest hunger catastrophe in America since the Great Depression, and I don't say that as hyperbole, said Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America. Snap supports working families with low-paying jobs, low-income people aged 60 years and older and people with disabilities living on a fixed income, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities."
Sara Carlson relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) when she became a single mother and was later cut off after her income rose, forcing renewed food insecurity. Nearly 42 million people could lose Snap benefits if a federal government shutdown continues and funding is cut on 1 November. A Congressional Budget Office estimate says Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act eliminated almost $187bn in Snap funding through 2024. Joel Berg warns of a hunger catastrophe comparable to the Great Depression if funding ends. Snap serves low-income working families, seniors, and people with disabilities; average benefits are about $187 per month. The Department of Agriculture warned regional directors that funding will run out and directed them to hold payments.
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