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Increases to SNAP Funding Left Out of Current Aid Bill
Colleen Heflin, Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs in the Maxwell School, was interviewed by North Country Public Radio (NPR): SNAP increases, left out of current aid bill, could reduce food insecurity and help economy Heflin encourages policymakers to…
New Study Links SNAP to Reduced Risk of Premature Death Among U.S. Adults, Including ‘Deaths of Despair’
A new study published in the journal Health Affairs by researchers from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the University of Kentucky reveals that participation in the national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) reduces the risk…
If No Fix Found for Farmers Markets, Farmers and Low-Income Communities Likely to Take Hit
Novo Dia, a company that processes food assistance benefits at many farmers markets across the country, announced it would closing shop at the end of July. Novo Dia’s software allows SNAP benefits to be accepted electronically by farmers and sellers…