2013 Farm Bill

IIRAH will be watching the coming talks around the reauthorization of the U.S. Farm Bill.  Many nutrition issue are in this bill including SNAP (Food Stamps).  Watch for coming details as we learn more.

Staggered Issuance of SNAP (Food Stamps) in Idaho & SNAP Program Facts

Idaho Interfaith Roundtable Against Hunger Issue Paper Single-Day Issuance of Food Stamps in Idaho—Unnecessary Strain on Food Stamp Participants, Idahoans, and Grocers THE ISSUE AND CONTEXT Since the l960s, the Food Stamp Program has become the largest nutrition and food assistance program, serving over 46 million Americans in April of 2012 and over 234,000 Idahoans [...]