Sep 19, 2025

Protect SNAP: Expanded Food Access, not Restrictions, Is the Prescription for Better Health Outcomes

Food insecurity is one of the strongest drivers of poor health outcomes in the U.S., which is why the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is vital. Research shows that hunger, not individual food choices, is the most damaging health consequence of poverty, contributing to chronic disease, poor child development, and billions in avoidable health care costs each year.

Sep 05, 2025

12 Actions Advocates and States Should Take Now to Mitigate Harm of H.R. 1 SNAP Cuts

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Republican-led budget reconciliation bill (H.R. 1), representing one of the most far-reaching overhauls of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in its history. While proponents framed H.R. 1 as a measure to curb spending and tighten program rules, the law makes deep cuts to SNAP and fundamentally shifts additional financial responsibilities to states while extending tax breaks to billionaires. The law slashes benefits, expands harsh time limits, eliminates eligibility for many humanitarian immigrants, caps future benefit increases, and shifts massive new costs to states. It also ends federal funding for SNAP-Ed.

Aug 25, 2025

SNAP’s Critical Role in Rural Communities — and the Consequences of Cuts

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of the most effective tools the U.S. has to reduce hunger and support households with low incomes. Nowhere is this impact more critical than in rural America, where food insecurity, economic stagnation, and limited access to services intersect to create deep vulnerability. Yet, provisions in the recently enacted budget reconciliation law (H.R. 1, also known as OBBBA) — passed by a majority of Republicans in Congress and signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 — undermine this vital program, hitting rural communities hardest, economically, socially, and physically.