The United States Food Stamp Program

R/s Tonya can’t manage her food stamps and money. R/s the Tonya drags her four children: Shayla (8), Lucas (6), Payton (5), and Kamden (1) around like rag dolls. R/s Tonya asks for money when she runs out of food stamps. R/s Tonya goes to Starting Point methadone clinic every other week. R/s Tonya’s car is nasty with food and spilled drinks. R/s the children are dirty. R/s Payton’s hair is never combed and she keep having lice. R/s Tonya’s light bill is always past due. R/s Shayla has to take care of the little child. R/s at Tonya’s old house the dirty clothes were knee deep.

In 1997, there were many changes to the Food Stamp Act. Some of these changes includeed the dismissal of the requirement that applicants purchase the stamps, the “elimination of the requirement that participants purchase the stamps; the establishment of uniform national standards of eligibility; the expansion of the program to minority communities; more federal support for the implementation of the program at the state level; and restricted access to benefits for students enrolled in a university.

There was a surplus of farmer’s foods when the great depression started in America. The price for food had fallen from 109 in 1919 to 64 in 1931. The Federal Farm Board bought millions of bushels of wheat and bales of cotton to try to stave off some the minor surplus on the market. It was a temporary situation that did not help deal with the overproduction. The Government had to announce they were pulling out of the wheat market in 1931 which plunged the Kansas City price down to 27 cents a bushel. Many could not survive the sudden drop in the stock market. The Federal Farm Board made many enemies with their actions. “(Poppendieck & Nestle) The result of the overwhelming

People who live in rural America rely more heavily on the federal Food Stamp Program, according to The Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. The Institute's analysis found that while 22 percent of Americans lived in rural areas in 2001, a full 31 percent of the nation's food stamp beneficiaries lived there. In all, 4.6 million rural residents received food stamp benefits in 2001, the analysis found.

In the United States of America, there is enough food in this country that the total amount of agricultural exports is enough to feed everyone twice over (Dorsch, 2013). The problem is that even though there is so much food in this country millions of people require assistance to purchase the food and feed their families. Dating back almost 100 years, the now called Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) has evolved to keep up with the changing needs of the Country. In 1933 SNAP was built into Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA). The AAA was put into law during the great depression. The purpose of the law was to help farmers deal with the excess supply of crops by having the government subsidize the cost. The government would also distribute these crops to relief agencies and local communities (The History of SNAP). In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Food Stamp Act. With this legislation enacted it was now required to purchase stamps. These stamps also had bonus amounts that were determined by income level. In the 90’s and early 2000s major changes were done to SNAP. The electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card was

Many do not know they are eligible, others find the process too difficult. Even those on food stamps benefits can run out before the end of the month, creating tough choice about whether to buy food or pay bills. Charities and churches provide some help but cannot fill the growing need. The food stamp program has a rich history in helping the nation’s poor and it continues to be the nation’s first line of defense against

The food stamp program has been renamed Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), but for many people, it is the only source of income for food. Following the guidelines of this project, I started with a weekly budget of a mere $60 for my family of two. Based on class discussions, relative poverty is defined as being poor by the standards of one’s own society. According to this definition, I am living in relative poverty. My family fits into three of the demographics of poverty: single parent, female head of household, and a minor child. If I wanted to eat more than pasta and sandwiches for the week, I had to overcome personal preferences and experience in addition to dietary and financial restrictions.

Time to go to the grocery store with only $29.00 worth of food stamps for the

This writing will be about the usage of food stamps, or maybe I should say the abuse of food stamps. I see a lot of food stamp abuse in my work environment and i would like to find out how they really work and if the system is really abused. I intend to learn and research about the background of food stamps and how the system really got started along with its original intentions. I would also like to research people's personal encounters with them, may it be what they have seen or the stories of the people who actually have them, whether they abuse them or use them for their good.

These limitations force the recipients to make their food stamps last over the given month that they are disbursed; this usually leads them to buying products in bulk. Families that usually worry about having enough food on a day to day basis are given the ability to purchase food products without limitations, tend to focus on quantity over quality. Concentrating on quantity is the determinant food stamp recipients use in making meager choices and over consume low-quality food. More often than not they buy more food that would not be considered healthy or beneficial towards their diet. The increase in weight progressively occurs as the recipients continue to receive the food stamps.

The debate over whether or not citizens on food stamps should be able to buy junk food using food stamps has been a popular, or unpopular, discussion topic that remains through the test of time. Food stamps for some people are simply a means to an end for some, that fact is undeniable. The food stamps program itself cost a substantial amount of money just to keep it running. Many people abuse the program to get what they want instead of what they need, this is why buying junk food with food stamps is a cause of obesity. The buying of junk food through the food stamp program is an unnecessary expense and should not be allowed.

Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as ‘food stamp program’ is a food procurement assistance which is intended to serve no income and low wage income earners in the United States of America. The government entities who offers this service is the division of children and family services in all the states of America through the food and nutrition service (FNS) which is a part of the department of agriculture.

The Supplementation Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), prior to October 2008 referred to as Food Stamps, was legislatively established nationwide in 1974 by the United States Congress. However, the Food Stamp Act of 1977 established comprehensive reform of the federally supported entitlement program setting the structure of the program today (Food Stamp Act of 1977). SNAP provides in-kind monthly benefits to provide nutrition assistance to low income families and individuals. With over 22 million households in the United States being served by the program in 2014, SNAP continues to be the nation’s largest domestic nutritional assistance program (Hoynes & Schanzenbach, 2015). As a federally supported entitlement program, federal

In regards to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the purpose of the organization could be described as insuring that eligible, low-income individuals and families have access to nutritional and economic benefits. According to the United Stated Department of Agriculture, SNAP is the largest program in the domestic hunger safety net (USDA, 2016). The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) assists state agencies, nutrition educators, neighborhood, and faith-based organizations to ensure that those deemed eligible for nutritional assistance are able to make informed decisions in regards to applying for the program and are able to access benefits. The FNS also works with state partners and the retail community

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers food assistance programs that help provide food for low to no income families. It is their goal to increase food security and reduce hunger by increasing access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education for low-income Americans (Caswell, 2013, para. 1). Some of the current nutrition assistance programs include “the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)”(Caswell, 2013, para. 1). SNAP will be the primary nutrition assistance program of the paper at hand. No matter how morally good it is to try to help reduce hunger and increase food security within the United States, there are still many questions regarding issues with SNAP. This paper will be discussing why there is such a strong support for the program, how it helps the United States as a whole, problems with the program, and why some people are against SNAP.