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Local Hilltown Grocery Stores and Farmer Markets are Invited to Participate in SNAP Food Stamps Program

It’s a SNAP to Accept Food Stamps By the Eating’s Not Optional Committee (ENOC) ENOC wants to promote food security on a number of fronts. We sponsored an ENOC Conference in April to bring together interested people to learn about SNAP (food stamps program) and we realized something: Small Grocery stores need to participate or we’re limiting people’s options and forcing them to drive long distances to buy eligible food. With this… Read More

Category: Food, Take Action Tags: Food Security, Food Stamps, SNAP

Take Action: Assist Families While Stimulating the Economy

The The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts writes: TAKE ACTION AGAINST HUNGER AND STIMULATE THE ECONOMY! Call your Representative and Senators TODAY. Urge them to vote “yes” to pass the current economic recovery package. Tell them the nation needs it! The plan includes: an important boost in Food Stamp benefits – now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – and additional funding for food assistance to food banks like The Food… Read More