Tell lawmakers: Protect SNAP food options!
U.S. Congress
Feeding America strongly believes that restricting the types of food that can be purchased with SNAP benefits violates the autonomy and dignity of people using SNAP by making it hard for neighbors facing hunger to meet household budgets and the specific cultural preferences and dietary needs of their families. Please join us in urging your lawmakers to protect SNAP food options in the next farm bill. Send a letter now >>
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U.S. Congress
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Dear [Decision Maker],
At the height of the pandemic, we saw that providing more resources to people facing hunger enabled families to improve their nutrition. SNAP is our nation’s most effective response to hunger, and the freedom of choice for SNAP participants must be protected in the next farm bill.
Ultimately, restricting the types of food available with SNAP will have a devastating impact on food access and will send the wrong message to people facing hunger. Like all of us, SNAP participants know what foods are best for themselves and their families! Additionally, these types of restrictions will perpetuate a stereotype rooted in the false narrative that SNAP participants don’t know how to make healthy choices.
Furthermore, the administrative burdens created by efforts to restrict SNAP purchasing will increase barriers to SNAP participants and small businesses unable to handle the additional red tape.
Ultimately, SNAP restrictions will have a devastating impact on food access and will send the wrong message to people facing hunger. Like all of us, SNAP participants know what foods are best for themselves and their families!
Please show your commitment to addressing hunger by protecting SNAP food options in the next farm bill.