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We Don’t Need to Re-establish the SNAP Asset Test
Do we want to drive struggling families into deeper poverty? This question and others are raised by the Corbett Administration’s decision to reintroduce an asset test for SNAP (food stamp) applicants. Those supporting the asset test do so for several reasons. The worst of these is the proposition or perception that it is an anti-welfare [...]
SNAP Asset Test Petition
Pennsylvania’s anti-hunger organizations (including Southwestern Pennsylvania Food Security Partnership) continue to oppose the reinstatement of the SNAP Asset Test scheduled for May 1. A “Change.org petition” on the SNAP asset test has been launched to continue to generate additional constituent contact with Governor Corbett (every time someone signs the petition, he receives an email) and [...]
Butler County Notes are Now Online!
The notes from our January 23, 2012 Butler County Partnership meeting are now online.
Pittsburgh school tests out looming lunch regulations
A crisp romaine salad with chicken or tofu and Kraft Creamy Italian dressing led the menu Wednesday.
France’s Gourmet School Lunches
Sunday Morning’s Man in Paris David Turecamo explores France’s strict diet regimen within the school system’s gourmet lunch menu.
Walmart to Add ‘Great for You’ Label to Healthy Foods
As part of its promise last year to improve the nutritional quality of the food it sells, Walmart said on Tuesday that it had devised standards to determine what is healthy and would label the foods that meet those standards.
Lawrence County Meeting Information
The next Lawrence County Partnership meeting will be held on February 22, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Lawrence County Courthouse Gettings Annex. We look forward to seeing you then! For more information, please contact us at 412-466-7711.
Five Things You Probably Don’t Know About Food Stamps
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is in the news these days because of comments made by some Republican presidential candidates. Below are five things you probably don’t know about the program.
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