Food security in the United States

17.6 Million Americans Have No Easy Access to Healthy Food in Their Communities

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Health, Personal life, Urban decay, Food security in the United States, Sustainable food system

The LSA analysis measures access to healthy food by determining which areas are well-served by supermarkets and which have relatively limited access.

Key Points: 
  • The LSA analysis measures access to healthy food by determining which areas are well-served by supermarkets and which have relatively limited access.
  • "For more than a decade, we have worked to ensure that all Americans have equitable and adequate access to healthy food," said Don Hinkle-Brown, President and CEO of Reinvestment Fund.
  • "The LSA has been at the core of our evidence-based approach to solutions that bring improved access to healthy food as well as economic opportunity to communities across the country."
  • And in some areas, access to healthy food has even declined, sometimes substantially.

Double Up SNAP Incentives Expand to Groceries in Five States

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Friday, August 3, 2018
Federal assistance in the United States, Food security in the United States, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Economy, Grocery store, Incentive, Snap, Economics, Marketing

Produce incentives boost the value of SNAP (formerly food stamps) when spent on fruits and vegetables.

Key Points: 
  • Produce incentives boost the value of SNAP (formerly food stamps) when spent on fruits and vegetables.
  • This funding will launch Double Up at independent grocery stores in Alabama, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Texas.
  • Fair Food Network is a national leader in SNAP incentives and one of the first organizations to bring them to grocery stores.
  • In Alabama and New Jersey, Double Up incentives will be integrated with groundbreaking SNAP online purchasing pilots.

MAZON Calls Proposal for 'Department of Health and Public Welfare' a First Strike

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Thursday, June 21, 2018
Federal assistance in the United States, Food security in the United States, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Food security, Economy of the United States, Snap, Social programs in the United States, United States, Food and drink

The very few programs that have previously included the word 'welfare'a word which Republicans have redefined to harbor suggestive racial undertoneshave been cut to the bone.

Key Points: 
  • The very few programs that have previously included the word 'welfare'a word which Republicans have redefined to harbor suggestive racial undertoneshave been cut to the bone.
  • If past is prelude, then lumping every safety net program into this despised category will make it easier for them to decimate those programs, too.
  • The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation's frontline defense against food insecurity.
  • Indiscriminate changes and a massive bureaucratic shift would jeopardize the health and well-being of tens of millions of Americans who need help putting food on the table."

Feeding America Statement On House Rejection of the 2018 Farm Bill

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Friday, May 18, 2018
Federal assistance in the United States, Food security in the United States, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Agricultural economics, Agricultural subsidies, Brain, Agriculture, Snap, Hunger, United States farm bill, Economy of the United States

CHICAGO, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --"Today, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the 2018 Farm Bill by a vote of 198-213.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --"Today, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the 2018 Farm Bill by a vote of 198-213.
  • Feeding America remains concerned that cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) included in the bill would increase hunger in America.
  • "The bill considered in the House, today, was structured to restrict eligibility of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
  • The defeated House bill, however, would have expanded those requirements by including parents with elementary-school-aged children and older adults.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Farm Express Expand Mobile Produce Program to Provide Greater Access to Healthy Foods

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Thursday, April 19, 2018
Bazaars, Marketplace, Urban decay, Food security in the United States, Federal assistance in the United States

To make a change and provide resources so residents have access to basic nutritious foods, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) is expanding its partnership with the Discovery Triangle Development Corporation to launch a new Farm Express mobile market.

Key Points: 
  • To make a change and provide resources so residents have access to basic nutritious foods, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) is expanding its partnership with the Discovery Triangle Development Corporation to launch a new Farm Express mobile market.
  • BCBSAZ has supported the Farm Express mobile produce market (formerly known as Fresh Express) since it launched in 2014.
  • To learn more about BCBSAZ's Nourishing Arizona program, visit NourishingArizona.com , and to follow the Farm Express mobile markets, go to DiscoveryTriangle.org/farmexpress .
  • Farm Express mobile markets operate with one simple goal in mind: to increase access to high-quality, affordable produce in neighborhoods with limited access to healthy food.