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Native American and tribal communities experience higher rates of food insecurity than any other racial group. This is the result of hundreds of years of U.S. government policies aimed at controlling, eliminating and assimilating Native people. Congress must allow Native governments to have control of their food assistance programs because Native people know how to solve hunger in their communities.
School is back in session, and kids who eat regular nutritious meals are better able to connect with their peers and focus on schoolwork. Urge Congress to help kids and families facing hunger by strengthening the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the next farm bill.
Nearly 7 million seniors faced hunger in 2022. Seniors with low or fixed incomes are juggling the high costs of food and other essentials like housing and medical bills with less resources to do so. Congress can help seniors by increasing investments in the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).
Embedded in communities across the country, food banks are positioned to act quickly in disasters, but many are already struggling to keep up with high food prices and increased demand for assistance. By strengthening The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) in the next farm bill, lawmakers can help ensure food banks are ready to provide a steady flow of healthy foods when disaster strikes.
Many people in rural areas live far from grocery stores, making it difficult to get nutritious food, especially without access to a car or public transit. Food banks play a critical role in helping people in rural communities, and across the country, access the food we all need to thrive.
Congress can help millions of families afford a healthy diet by continuing to modernize SNAP and ensuring the Thrifty Food Plan—used to determine SNAP benefit amounts—reflects adjustments for inflation as well as evolving dietary recommendations and consumption patterns.
Stubbornly high food prices have led to uncertainty for families facing hunger. More and more people turn to federal nutrition programs for help—but a recent survey shows 7 in 10 people want the government to do more to address food insecurity.
Some U.S. territories, like Puerto Rico, are still cut off from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In the farm bill, Congress can allow equal access to SNAP, ensuring families can get dignified access to food assistance, no matter their ZIP code.
When disaster zones are widespread or difficult to reach, it may not be feasible to transfer food where it's needed swiftly. Strengthening TEFAP is key to ensuring food banks have the resources they need to meet the moment.
Eighty-eight percent of our neighbors facing hunger say federal and local governments should treat hunger as an urgent crisis. Congress can pass a strong farm bill that makes big investments in the critical federal programs that help hardworking individuals and families keep food on the table.
More and more families are visiting food banks to keep food on the table as they face stubbornly high food prices and the end of pandemic-era aid. Congress can help alleviate the pressure on food banks by strengthening critical programs in the next farm bill.
