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Tag: SNAP

food assistance
Posted inMy Turn

The work starts now to improve our approach to hunger, food assistance

Avatar by Guest Commentary February 25, 2021February 24, 2021

From emergency food assistance to the USDA approach to school meals, we need to change to more efficient and sustainable policies.

social media
Posted inMy Turn

A time of reckoning for social media

Avatar by Guest Commentary January 15, 2021January 14, 2021
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Opinión: Se necesitarán más recursos este otoño para las comidas escolares para alimentar a los niños de California

Avatar by Guest Commentary August 5, 2020August 11, 2020
school meals
Posted inMy Turn

More resources needed this fall for school meals to feed California’s children

Avatar by Guest Commentary August 5, 2020August 11, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

New Trump rule could eliminate food stamps for almost 200,000 Californians

by Manuela Tobias December 4, 2019March 5, 2020
Antoinette Martinez does her weekly grocery shopping at FoodMaxx, and worries that new proposed Trump administration cuts to food stamp eligibility will make it harder for her to stretch her food budget. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

“We’re not going to be able to survive:” Why Californians could bear the brunt of Trump food stamp cuts

Jackie Botts by Jackie Botts July 29, 2019February 27, 2020
Money cost saving or money reserve for goal and success in school, higher level education concept : US dollar coins / cash, a black graduation cap or hat, a certificate / diploma on white background.
Posted inEconomy

The #RealCollege guru offers three ways to fix California’s student financial aid

Felicia Mello by Felicia Mello March 25, 2019June 23, 2020
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