Please join us, along with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Feeding America, the Food Research & Action Center, and many more in a national Day of Action to advocate for SNAP during this pandemic. It is imperative that lawmakers strengthen SNAP to help food insecure families and individuals during this unprecedented time of need.
The next COVID-19 relief bill must include the following SNAP priorities:
- Boost SNAP maximum benefits by 15 percent;
- Increase the minimum SNAP benefit from $16 to $30; and
- Suspend all SNAP administrative rules that would terminate or cut benefits.
These temporary provisions must continue until the economy improves. The provisions will not only help households put food on the table during this crisis, but will also help to stimulate the economy.
With schools closing, families losing their jobs, and businesses and entire cities shutting down in the wake of COVID-19, millions of households are now facing unprecedented hardships, including hunger. Food banks across the nation are working overtime to ensure that families already and newly struggling with hunger. But they can’t do this work alone — the support of the federal nutrition programs, like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is needed to help meet growing demand for food assistance.
Ways You Can Help
- Contact your Senators and Representatives (call, email, tag on social media) and urge them to strengthen SNAP in the next COVID-19 response package.
- Contact the White House here or through social media.
- Participate in the #SNAPMatters tweetstorm from 3 – 4pm TODAY.
- Share on Twitter and Facebook why SNAP matters to you and your community.
- Click to tweet: On Wed, 4/22 @3PM EDT, join @fractweets, our national partners and other advocates for a Day of Action Twitterstorm urging Congress and the Administration to boost SNAP benefits and help families put food on the table during #COVID19.