Yesterday morning, after an all-night debate, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its budget reconciliation bill, which contains the largest cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the history of the program. The bill cuts $295 billion in federal funding to SNAP over the next 10 years, a 30% cut to our nation’s … Continue reading "Iowa Hunger Coalition Denounces U.S. House Passing Massive Cuts to SNAP in Budget Reconciliation Bill" The post Iowa Hunger Coalitio...| Iowa Hunger Coalition
5/23/25 Update: USDA approved Iowa’s SNAP waiver request on May 22, 2025. The state’s final approved waiver does not ban the purchase of garden seeds or food producing plants from purchase with SNAP benefits. Information in this post indicating the opposite has been stricken. A recent report from Iowa Public Radio found Gov. Kim Reynolds … Continue reading "Iowa Hunger Coalition Statement on Gov. Reynolds’ SNAP Restriction Waiver Request" The post Iowa Hunger Coalition Statement on Go...| Iowa Hunger Coalition
The Iowa Hunger Coalition has issued the following statement in response to today’s announcement of the Healthy Kids Iowa Pilot Program. “We appreciate additional resources being directed to help address food insecurity for children over the summer in Iowa. However, many questions remain as to the details of how the pilot program will function. We … Continue reading ""| Iowa Hunger Coalition
The Iowa Hunger Coalition condemns the recent decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cancel $500 million in funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP). The Iowa Hunger Coalition and our members call on USDA to immediately restore these food orders, and call on Iowa’s elected officials to advocate with USDA to reverse … Continue reading "IHC Statement on USDA Cancellation of Funds for The Emergency Food Assistance Program"| Iowa Hunger Coalition
The Iowa Hunger Coalition strongly objects to the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to cancel the Local Food Purchasing Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) and Local Foods for Schools and Child Care Cooperative Agreement Program (LFSCC) for 2025 and beyond. These programs would have provided $11.3 million in local food purchasing support for … Continue reading "IHC Statement on USDA Cancelling Local Food Purchasing Programs"| Iowa Hunger Coalition