It provides qualifying individuals and families with a monthly stipend to purchase approved foods at local businesses. The budget proposal specifically targets the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP).įormerly known as Food Stamps, SNAP is the most impactful feeding program in the United States. What Programs are at Risk in the FY19 Budget Proposal? While it’s too early to tell how Congress will respond to the proposal, one thing we do know is that the president is making it clear that eliminating and/or reducing funding for certain feeding programs is a priority to his administration. Stories of congressional budget discussions have dominated the news over the past few months, but it’s the release of the president’s FY19 budget proposal this week that is really making headlines. Read the first two installments, “ We’re Here to Help,” and “ New Threats to the Food Assistance Network.” Can food-insecure Maryland families survive without SNAP? What would Maryland’s seniors do without My Groceries to Go!? This budget proposal-focused blog is the third in a series of posts exploring the effects of decreased funding and elimination of programs that make up the food assistance network.
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