Federal Budget: Proposed SNAP Cuts Would Significantly Increase Hunger and Poverty In New York State

On Monday, February 12, President Trump released his FY 2019 budget proposal. One key component: devastating proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that reflect a total disregard of the critical role SNAP plays as a first line of defense against hunger and poverty for tens of millions of Americans. Read a formal statement from Hunger Solutions Executive Director, Linda Bopp on the impact these proposed changes and cuts will have on New York and. Also please read and share this overview and analysis of proposed reductions to SNAP and an overview of how other critical nutrition and social safety net programs fare in the president’s budget.