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House Passes Historic Cuts to SNAP and Medicaid — Our Commitment to Neighbors Remains Strong
Today, Congress passed a federal budget bill that includes the largest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and...
Jul 3
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Statement from the CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC
These cuts will not make SNAP more efficient or put families back to work — they will push more families into crisis while shifting new costs to our grocers and taxpayers.
Jun 30
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Hunger is Rising—and SNAP Cuts Will Make It Worse
The proposed changes to SNAP will make our communities weaker - creating more desperate families, decreasing the ability of children to succeed in school, requiring seniors to stop taking medicine just so they can put food on their tables, translating into layoffs at grocery retailers, and, ultimately, forcing farms across the country to foreclose. Decisions have consequences.
Jun 12
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The Critical Place of SNAP in America’s Food Safety Net
By Eric Aft, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC The House of Representatives voted this week to advance a budget resolution...
Feb 26
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The Journey Continues - A Reflection from the Past and a Promise for the Future.
By Eric Aft, CEO, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC In 1979, I was living in the Atlanta suburbs. I had a fascination with the...
Jan 14, 2024
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Congress Must Do the Right Thing
We urge Congress to address quickly hunger and economic turmoil through a longer-term comprehensive COVID-19 relief package.
Sep 23, 2020
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Black Lives Matter
A Statement From Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC CEO Eric Aft Is this the moment when enough is enough? I hope so. The pain we...
Jun 5, 2020
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