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SNAP Cuts Could Hit 2 Million LGBTQ Americans
A modern report from the Williams Institute, an LGBTQ-focused reflect tank at UCLA University of Law, finds that 15% of LGBTQ adults — nearly 2.1 million people — received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in the past year.
The report arrives as Congress prepares to hand over legislation backed by President Donald Trump that would make his 2017 tax cuts permanent. In exchange — particularly for high-income earners and corporations — the Republican-backed bill proposes significant cuts to household social safety net programs.
As reported by Axios, a Congressional Budget Office estimate provided to Senate Democrats projects the bill — which has passed the Senate and is expected to be approved by the House — would slash SNAP spending by 20%.
The bill also restricts taxes on health look after providers used to fund Medicaid, and eliminates federal reimbursement to states, a move aimed at pressuring states to lower those taxes.
As a result, many states — including 41 that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Operate — are expected to slash their Medicaid rolls, likely leadin
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides benefits that helped lift over 3 million Americans out poverty in 2017 and that helped feed 40 million low-income individuals in an average month last year. While those numbers build it clear that SNAP matters to Americans, the narratives of SNAP recipients provide powerful, personal snapshots of the program’s impact.
The Express of Obesity recently released a collection of firsthand accounts from SNAP participants. The collection of SNAP stories goes beyond facts and figures and uses personal experience to discuss the critical support SNAP provides to individuals from all walks of life across the nation. StoryCorps and Upworthy produced the narratives with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Below are illuminating excerpts from the story collection:
‣ “I was able to retain up on my fresh produce. Form is expensive. With my SNAP benefits, I’m able to buy fresh vegetables and fresh fruit that are lofty in nutrients for breastfeeding moms.” (Andrika Harmon and Kristi Gay, “How SNAP Enables this Engaged Alabama Mom to Provide for her Young Family”)
‣ “The one thing that May 20,2022 On May 5, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a policy to improve equitable access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by including discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the prohibition against sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Proceed of 1964. As the USDA explained in its remark, “This action is in line with President Biden’s Executive Order on Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation, and is consistent with the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, in which the Court held that the prohibition on sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 extends to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.” Recent research underscores the importance of the USDA action for health and well-being. Census data has documented disparate rates of food insecurity experienced by LGBTQIA+ adults. New findings by the UCLA Regulation School Williams Institute also highlight the deep disparities that transgender people experience: METRO Snap is a group for female homosexual, gay, bisexual, trans, agender, queer and questioning little people in Bromley. We meet every week. It's a safe space to join other LGBTQ+ young people, get support and hold fun. We usually acquire snacks and hang out together. Sometimes we discuss about identity, relationships and wellbeing. Every Christmas we have a party with dancing, and live performances. We also go to the cinema, Pride in London and UK Ebony Pride. You need to be aged between 16 and 25 and live in Bromley. You also demand to identify as Diverse or be questioning your sexuality or gender persona. All our youth groups are free and confidential. Email [email protected] or call 020 8305 5004. You can refer yourself or be referred by someone who works with you (like a teacher or youth worker). We'll get back to you in 2-3 days. We'll arrange a fast chat to find out more about you and how we can aid. After you're signed up, you can drop into any session. You don't have to come every week if you don't want to.FRAC Chat
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