As they prepare to slash food stamps to pay for Medicaid and teachers’ salaries, House Democrats are facing up to a harsh reality: To save some social programs, they’ll have to sacrifice others.

“This is a bitter pill to swallow,” Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, chairwoman of the subcommittee that funds Agriculture Committee programs, said in a statement Monday.

Food Insecurity Rising In America
Stronger efforts needed to make sure all U.S. families have enough to eat, says nonprofit official.

With children not having balanced school meals in front of them every weekday, the North Anoka County Emergency (NACE) Food Shelf wants to make sure kids are getting their vegetables.

NACE will be able to provide more fresh vegetables to families for the rest of this summer thanks to a grant from Hunger Solutions.

Joanne Yackel, director of NACE, said the vegetables will be purchased from tw

In a surprise move yesterday before heading out for five weeks of recess, the Senate passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act with unanimous consent, which means all 100 senators agreed to pass the bill without an individual vote.

It’s the Sophie’s choice of budget decisions: Should we cut Medicaid? Fire teachers? Or slash food stamps?

How about all three?

Minnesota Senator Al Franken may spend most of his time in D.C., but his mind is often on the state’s food: getting it to needy children, pumping up farmers markets, and even bragging about the sweetness of our corn.

1. You recently announced a $1 million grant for Minnesota food shelves to create nutrition programs for children living in poverty.

For some, this economy may be turning around. But millions of families are at risk of going hungry in one of the richest nations on earth. The number of Americans visiting local food pantries has jumped 30 percent in the past two years alone. And here, in this rural region of Ohio, the very heart of America, the need is especially urgent…the stories poignant.

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With the August congressional recess fast approaching, the child nutrition coalition has turned up the heat to pressure the White House to make the reauthorization bill a top priority.

The Food Stamp Program (renamed SNAP — the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is the cornerstone of the nation’s safety net and nutrition assistance programs. It currently provides over 40 million participants in more than 18 million low-income households with debit cards they can use to purchase food each month.

Don’t panic. It’s not time to go back to school just yet. On July 13, 25 Ameriprise Financial employees packed backpacks full of food for hungry children this summer.

Many children served by Catholic Charities qualify for free or reduced-price meals at their schools, so when school’s out for summer, families must cover more meals at home.