Tag: SNAP
Biden on ending hunger in U.S.: ‘I know we can do...
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Wednesday his administration's goal of ending hunger in the U.S. by the end of the decade was...
A plan to squash food insecurity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in October is set to permanently increase the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by 25% above pre-pandemic...
Sugary drinks tax benefits R.I.’s vulnerable
Equitable access to healthy food is one of the most important values driving my work as the general manager of Urban Greens Food Co-op....
Five questions with Womazetta Jones
Womazetta Jones | Secretary, R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services
1. You became Rhode Island’s chief of health and human services in late...
Study: USDA rule change would cut more than 11,000 R.I. families...
PROVIDENCE – More than 11,000 Rhode Islanders would lose Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits if a Trump administration proposal to narrow eligibility requirements is...
Delloitte faces $2M payment of R.I. SNAP errors; USDA offers settlement,...
PROVIDENCE – Following a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payment error rate of 13.81% for federal fiscal 2018 and 11.24% in fiscal 2017, the U.S....
Report: Food insecurity in R.I. on the rise despite improving economy
PROVIDENCE – Food insecurity in Rhode Island is on the rise, according to a new report from the Rhode Island Community Food Bank released...
Why a work requirement hurts the poor
There’s been a lot of talk recently about adding work requirements for in-kind welfare programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides...
Farm Fresh Rhode Island receives $4.6M in federal funds to launch...
PAWTUCKET – Farm Fresh Rhode Island has received $4.6 million to help encourage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants across New England to increase their...
Farm Fresh Rhode Island receives $4.6M in federal funds to launch...
PAWTUCKET – Farm Fresh Rhode Island has received $4.6 million to help encourage Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants across New England to increase their...
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