The Food Stamp Bill

According to the Food Research and Action Center, the federal government pays 100 percent of SNAP/Food Stamp program benefits. Federal and State governments share administrative costs. Every 5 years, the SNAP/Food Stamp program is reauthorized by Congress as part of the Farm Bill. The reauthorization establishes who is eligible for SNAP/food Stamps and addresses program access, benefit levels, and other matters.

In 1997, there were many changes to the Food Stamp Act. Some of these changes includeed the dismissal of the requirement that applicants purchase the stamps, the “elimination of the requirement that participants purchase the stamps; the establishment of uniform national standards of eligibility; the expansion of the program to minority communities; more federal support for the implementation of the program at the state level; and restricted access to benefits for students enrolled in a university.

The argument was formulated from two stories in the documentary that are very eye opening. The first story is of Barbie, an unemployed single mother from Philadelphia, who struggles to feed both of her children on food stamps. Often times Barbie would skip meals to make sure her children have enough to eat. Unfortunately, she would occasionally have to send her children to bed on an empty stomach simply because she ran out of food stamps. The second story that supports the argument is that of Tremonica. She is a 2nd grader from Mississippi whose health is put at risk because of the amount of processed food she consumes because it’s cheaper than fruits and vegetables. Although it may not appear like Tremonica

There was a surplus of farmer’s foods when the great depression started in America. The price for food had fallen from 109 in 1919 to 64 in 1931. The Federal Farm Board bought millions of bushels of wheat and bales of cotton to try to stave off some the minor surplus on the market. It was a temporary situation that did not help deal with the overproduction. The Government had to announce they were pulling out of the wheat market in 1931 which plunged the Kansas City price down to 27 cents a bushel. Many could not survive the sudden drop in the stock market. The Federal Farm Board made many enemies with their actions. “(Poppendieck & Nestle) The result of the overwhelming

"Why are record numbers of Americans on food stamps? Because record numbers of Americans are in poverty. Why are people falling through the cracks? Because there are cracks to fall through." (Bill Moyers) This quote is explains one factor in of why people use food stamps, however there is more you have to look into of why people use food stamps. In this article it showed a woman that struggles to pay for food four children. For me what I saw was a nice house, kids with expensive electronics, place that she lived in was very dangerous and there were no food grocery stores nearby from this article "14% of U.S. Households Struggle to Put Food on the Table." It stated “that 14% of Americans struggle to provide

As I drive by 2520 Irving Blvd Street, I distinctly recall what it felt like to walk out of the Department of Workforce Services building after I figured out that my family qualified for food stamps. There wasn’t a rainbow that day, after sharp flowing sprinkles fell from the sky. The parking lot was vacant for the most part. As our family walked to our old, beat up car my mother had shed a tear of relief. For some people that don’t know what food stamps (S.N.A.P.) are, it is benefits from the government usually based on total gross income. The total amount of money the state will provide depends on several criteria. Before you judge, which I odds are you’ve already done, given that I just told you that my family was impermanently on public assistance. First off, my mom tried to do everything right. She stayed up late on Wednesday nights clipping coupons. She baked her own bread. She steered away from credit card debt. She drove a 10-year-old car. She even tried to get her GED except her French is stronger than her English and she couldn’t comprehend much. Amongst the United States is handling an ongoing issue about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S.N.A.P.), which is nearly dropping 47 million Americans whom don’t qualify for food stamps. Overall would increasing hardship and food insecurities for families that severely need it. While some people milk the system and don’t benefit our country trying to abuse it we will talk about how great the amount of cuts

All I knew was that it meant grocery shopping and a full refrigerator. When it ran out, I knew that meant an empty refrigerator and a stressed mom. As I grew older and more aware of its connotations, Food Stamps began to symbolize shame. I imagined all that people were thinking as I bought groceries for my family, and I felt shame. The shame that my mother couldn’t provide for us became a dark secret that I abhorred. Nevertheless, I began to accept it as a part of my life after coming to understand that having help didn’t negate my own mother’s hard work. It made me proud and loyal to the country that helped take care of me. Most importantly, I began to understand why economic inequality is often misunderstood by much of

People who live in rural America rely more heavily on the federal Food Stamp Program, according to The Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. The Institute's analysis found that while 22 percent of Americans lived in rural areas in 2001, a full 31 percent of the nation's food stamp beneficiaries lived there. In all, 4.6 million rural residents received food stamp benefits in 2001, the analysis found.

The Food Stamp

Did you know that 17% of Americans in rural areas live below the poverty line, and out of those 17%, 15 million of those individuals are children? (Hunger In America 2014). The month of September was Hunger Action month and many individuals helped raise awareness by taking the Food Stamp (SNAP) Challenge. This challenge consists of an individual living on the SNAP balance of a $6-7 per day budget for food. Many individuals came to the realization that this is a difficult budget, and does not meet the nutritional needs for a family.

President Lyndon Johnson first introduced food stamps in his term of office in 1964, because he saw food stamps as "a realistic and responsible step toward the fuller and wiser use of an agricultural abundance," Frederic N. Cleaveland, Congress and Urban Problems (New York: Brookings Institution, 1969, p. 305) but revision had to be made. Therefore, food stamps have been around since 1977 when the food stamp provision of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 made changes to eliminate purchase requirements and simplify eligibility. The eligibility for purchase with food stamps of all items intended for food consumption excluding alcoholic beverages, and where simplified eligibility included; established statutory income eligibility guidelines at the poverty line, raising the general resource limit to $1,750, and eliminating the requirement of households having a cooking complex. Changes of the new program included fraud disqualifications, enhanced Federal funding for States' anti-fraud activities, and financial incentives for low error rates. But in

Johnny gets home from school and makes his way straight to the kitchen. He is hungry and wants a quick, yummy snack, but when he opens up the fridge, there is nothing there. Now he has to wait until his mom brings home dinner at six o'clock. Can you imagine what it would be like to experience this every day? Unbelievable, right? Well, for many children and families, this is their reality. What could possibly cause this, what are the effects, and what are people doing to help these poor families? A large number of children do not have access to fresh and nutritious food, due to lack of supermarkets or living on food stamps. This lack of healthy food can affect childhood development immensely and can lead to obesity and other diseases. Many people are doing what they can to help, like opening community gardens, connecting farms, restaurants, and hotels with food banks, and organizing food drives.

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This writing will be about the usage of food stamps, or maybe I should say the abuse of food stamps. I see a lot of food stamp abuse in my work environment and i would like to find out how they really work and if the system is really abused. I intend to learn and research about the background of food stamps and how the system really got started along with its original intentions. I would also like to research people's personal encounters with them, may it be what they have seen or the stories of the people who actually have them, whether they abuse them or use them for their good.

Is the rising rate of childhood obesity within the United States affected by the food stamp program? This is the question that formulated the basis of my research. Looking at the rising statistics of obesity rates within America’s youth and researching why the weight of the United States community is significantly passing those of its surrounding countries. In researching this topic I hope to determine if the food stamp program is in any way responsible for this increasing health issue. As the years progress the health of today’s youth is rapidly decreasing. Although the