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Experts Emphasize Importance of SNAP Benefits in Recession
Washington, DC, February 2, 2012 – A panel of economists, policy makers, and a former food stamp recipient today stressed the importance of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) as politicians attack its relevance during the ongoing election campaign.
Bread for the World Calls for Protection of Anti-Poverty Program
Washington, DC, January 25, 2012 – Bread for the World affirms President Barack Obama’s emphasis on supporting programs that assist and create opportunities for all low-income families, as he expressed during his State of the Union address tonight.
Bread for the World Launches Campaign to Protect Anti-Poverty Programs during Election Year
Washington, DC, January 17, 2012 – Bread for the World today launched its 2012 Offering of Letters campaign to urge Congress this crucial year to create a circle of protection around programs vital to hungry and poor people.
“We thank God that the deficit-reduction decisions Congress and the president made in 2011 avoided most of the proposed deep cuts in programs that help struggling families make ends meet,” said Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World.
People of Faith Succeed in Curtailing Cuts to Programs for Vulnerable People
Washington, DC, December 23, 2011 – With Congress’ last-minute extension of unemployment benefits, Bread for the World is celebrating surprising success in avoiding cuts to programs focused on hungry and poor people over the course of 2011.
Failure to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Could Push More Americans into Poverty
Washington, DC, December 21, 2011 – Nearly 2 million Americans will lose unemployment benefits in January 2012. Many will be forced into poverty as the House fails to extend unemployment benefits.
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