Native America Calling: Holes in the food safety net
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September 7, 2023
Youth are seen on the Spirit Lake Nation in North Dakota on November 29, 2016. Photo by Don Hamilton for U.S. Department of Agriculture
Many low-income families got an unwelcome surprise after supplemental COVID food security programs expired earlier this year.
Funds available for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) dropped to a fraction of what they were previously. Suddenly, people didn't have enough to eat and no remedies in sight.
Those cuts hit Native American families hardest, as they have a much higher percentage of SNAP participation than the population as a whole.
https://indianz.com/News/2023/09/06/native-america-calling-holes-in-the-food-safety-net/
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