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GOP Is Trying to Slash Food Aid to Kids Who Are Already Struggling to Access It
A recent study suggests that more than 53 percent of young kids who are eligible for food aid haven’t been getting it.
As Food Aid to Gaza Is Cut, Palestinians Demand Freedom Instead of Charity
Cuts made to Palestinian food aid by the United Nations have lent even greater urgency to our liberation struggle.
New Work Requirements for Food Aid Would Deepen Hunger and Poverty, Critics Warn
This provision of the new debt ceiling agreement comes as food banks across the United States are seeing demand surge.
GOP Targets Food Aid, Student Debt Relief, and More for Debt Ceiling Deal
The Republican chair of the House Budget Committee put forth roughly $780 billion in proposed spending cuts.
Report: The Trump Administration Used Its Food Aid Program for Political Gain
The Farmers to Families program gave tens of millions of dollars to unqualified firms and was used to promote Trump.
New Relief Bill Lacks Funds for Food Aid, Rent Relief, Election Protection
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the sole Democrat to vote against the $484 billion relief bill, saying it falls short.
Funding Boost in Food Aid for Seniors Still Falls Short of Growing Need
The Older Americans Act supports home-delivered and group meals for those 60 and older while supporting other services.
Trump Finalizes Plan to Strip Food Aid From 750,000 Low-Income People by 2020
The rule, combined with two other proposed SNAP changes, would strip federal food aid from 3.7 million people.
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Turning the “Tied”? The 2014 Farm Bill and the Future of US Food Aid
US food aid policy has seen remarkably few major changes since it was initiated 60 years ago, in 1954.