The USDA update to the Thrifty Food Plan will have a direct impact on millions of SNAP participants.
The AFP’s robust investments in U.S. families and workers would support LGBTQI+ people.
While millions go hungry, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue continues to prioritize corporate profits and power.
Before and during the coronavirus pandemic, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue failed to address the worsening hunger crisis, causing poor people across the country to suffer the consequences.
CAP analysis provides a state-by-state breakdown of just how many people have been excluded from Congress’ emergency allotments of nutrition assistance.
Leaders at the local and state levels should follow the examples of successful community initiatives to improve the U.S. food system.
The new supplemental poverty data should give legislators pause as they consider cuts to nutrition assistance in Farm Bill negotiations.