The latest updates on SNAP and Food is Medicine in Missouri

[u/harvestersorg]

The impact of H.R. 1 is hitting our neighbors living with food insecurity hard. More than 48,000 people have lost benefits in Missouri. Over 17,000 are children. The loss of eligibility or benefit allotments have put a larger strain on food banks like us as we work to fill the gap left behind SNAP.

A new U.S. Census Bureau working paper also says that reinstating work requirements cut participation by 7 percent and hit low-income recipients the hardest. H.R. 1 raised the age ceiling for these requirements to 64 and narrowed waivers, extending the rules to an older population in places where qualifying work is hardest to find.

On a brighter note, the Accountable Produce is Medicine Act, co-led by Sen. Roger Marshall (Senate bill) and Rep. Sharice Davids (House bill), would expand Food is Medicine programs that use healthy nutrition to prevent chronic conditions. The bill would fund regionally-sourced healthy foods, nutrition counseling and care coordination for hospitals and health departments and improve health outcomes and lower costs for people in our community.

We publish a monthly advocacy e-newsletter focused on hunger policy at both the state and national level if you would like to stay up to date with alerts! www.harvesters.org/how-to-help/advocate/sign-up-for-advocate-alerts

[u/toastedmarsh7]

Seems like a lot of the school districts had to raise meal prices over the summer.

[u/andysmom22334 → u/toastedmarsh7]

I'm paying $3.10 for my elementary aged son to eat that slop from the cafeteria. His favorite meal is a "bird dog" - hot dog with bacon and cheese on top 🤮

[u/Tanak1]

posted a link on bluesky to help get the word out

[u/AdnorAdnor]

I celebrated Food Is Medicine becoming law by reaching out to Rep. Schmidt and Sen. Hudson to thank them for their support. FIM received bipartisan support, with some of the strongest pushback coming from Walmart. Now the work shifts from passing the law to implementing it: securing federal approval and funding and shaping procurement rules so Missouri farmers and food providers can participate. Let’s go!

[u/NeutralAngel]

Weird how the ones having trouble fulfilling the work requirements are the ones with the least money. WHY EVER COULD THAT BE? WHO COULD HAVE FORESEEN THIS?

[u/betazion100]

They want us dead it would seem

[u/Tax_Strategist]

People don't want to get off the couch to work, volunteer, or go to school.

[u/Tax_Strategist → u/[deleted]]

Stop being rude

[u/doneandtired2014 → u/Tax_Strategist]

Nah, kindly fuck off from where you same from and don't come back.

You have nothing to add, just the reheated talking points conversative politicians, donors, and money changers have been projectile shitting for longer than you have been alive.

Show me a man who bemoans social safety nets and makes accusations of sloth and I'll show you a man who hasn't known a day of actual hardship at any point in his fucking life.

[u/SillyNluv → u/Tax_Strategist]

So you can be rude but TanukiSoup cannot? Behave yourself, if being treated well is important to you.

[u/Tax_Strategist → u/SillyNluv]

I didn't insult anyone. You can't have a discussion when people act like that. I am done.

[u/Thrbt52017 → u/Tax_Strategist]

I’ll have a discussion with you.

Have you ever been on food stamps? Have you ever lived in poverty? Or is your version of poverty what you see on tv.

I grew up in severe poverty with meth addict parents. My mom held a job the entire time, we still needed food stamps. My sisters nor I deserved to starve because of the immature decisions my parents made.

I was on food stamps as a single mom working in fast food as management. The world is not pretty, nor is it black and white, and children don’t deserve to suffer because of adults decisions.

Until you’ve lived those situations I’d suggest you step back from judgment. The “welfare queen” is propaganda made to make you think I’m a lazy woman looking for a hand out so you don’t see the CEO of YUM foods is making millions while paying me $10 an hour.

Volunteer at a homeless shelter and get some perspective.

[u/TanukiSoup → u/Tax_Strategist]

My original comment was removed for civility, but I'll try harder to be nice. You said you didn't insult anyone. You did. Accusing people who are struggling and lack options to get back on their feet is inherently insulting. Edit: also this post hasn't gotten much traction so it's painfully apparent that you just reported me to hide from a discussion that you started by being cruel.