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Young People are Fighting Hunger and Finding Purpose. The New York Times, September 1, 1010 America at Hunger’s Edge. The New York Times Magazine, September 2, 2020 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, More People Need Government Food Assistance. How’s Your State Doing? USA Today, September 5, 2020
Charity Can’t Fill the COVID-19 Hunger Gap. Congress must Increase SNAP Funding Now. The Kansas City Star, August 12, 2020 Ensuring Kids Get Meals as They Head Back to School. Public News Service, August 27, 2020 After Backlash, USDA Agrees to Extend Free-meal Program for Children. The Washington Post, August 31, 1010 School Leaders Fear that Stricter Lunch Program Eligibility in the Fall Could Make it Harder for Students to Eat. The Washington Post, August 25, 2020 More than Half of States are now Approved for the Extra $300 per Week in Unemployment Insurance. CNBC, August 24, 2020 Debt, Eviction and Hunger: Millions Fall Back into Crisis as Stimulus and Safety Nets Vanish. The Washington Post, August 23, 2020 As Food Insecurity Rates Rise, Kansas Advocates Call for Assistance. Hays Post, August 4, 2020
Senate GOP won’t extend pandemic food stamps but doubles ‘three-martini lunch’ deduction, The Washington Post, July 28, 2020 Why Offer Food Stamps When People Can Have The 3-Martini Lunch?, Forbes Magazine, July 29, 2020
As Schools Shut Down, a New Federal Program Eased Child Hunger, Study Finds, The New York Times, July 30, 2020 Amid a Deadly Virus and Crippled Economy, One Form of Aid Has Proved Reliable: Food Stamps, The New York Times, July 19, 2020
Fudge, Lee Introduce House Resolution Calling for Poverty Bill of Rights, House.gov, July 16, 2020 There are two COVID Americas. One hopes for an extension of federal unemployment and stimulus. The other is saving and spending., USA Today, July 19, 2020 Millions of Americans going hungry as pandemic erodes incomes and destroys communities, NBC News, July 7, 2020 Fighting Food Insecurity Amid COVID-19, Groups Advocate for 15% Food Stamp Boost, Forbes, July 8, 2020 Meal Programs Scramble to Feed More Hungry Children, The New York Times, July 8, 2020 The pandemic has left millions hungry. This group helps people get food benefits fast, by text., The Washington Post, July 8, 2020