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Food
How One Local Organization is Helping Families Affected by SNAP’s Potential Pause
Family Promise of Athens works to help people experiencing homelessness, but with SNAP cuts looming on Saturday, the organization is doing everything it can to fill the gap. SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a federally-funded program that provides monthly benefits to low-income households to help pay for…
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Athens-Clarke County
Farmers Market Doubles Food Stamps to Help Triple Impact
A local parent is challenging the Athens community to give and save. Jenn Thompson is encouraging people to swipe their Pandemic Electronic Benefit (P-EBT) card at the Athens Farmers Market to get their benefit funds doubled, purchase goods for half price and donate the original amount swiped to the Athens…
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Athens-Clarke County
Nutrition Education: A Key Component in Relieving Food Insecurity
Food is a basic necessity that 100 percent of people need and roughly 13 percent of people in the United States struggle to afford, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In Athens-Clarke County, nearly 22 percent of the population struggles to afford food, according to Feeding America.…
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Athens-Clarke County
Food Stamp Cuts Affect Athens
“Aint no telling what I gotta. You know. I’m gonna have to go to other churches and everywhere else to make ends meet” says food stamp recipient Brenda Sims. Sims is a mother of two. She receives disability benefits as well as food stamps. Like many families on…