Reports by Stacy Dean
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Statement by Stacy Dean, Director of Food Assistance Policy, on the New USDA Report on Hunger
November 17, 2008
Even before the current economic downturn, some 13 million households, containing 36.2 million people, lacked access to adequate food at some point in 2007 because they didn’t have enough money for groceries, according to the USDA report on hunger.
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Implementing New Changes to the Food Stamp Program: A Provision By Provision Analysis of The 2008 Farm Bill
July 1, 2008
The 2008 Farm Bill makes numerous improvements to the Food Stamp Program that will help low-income Americans put food on the table in the face of rising food and fuel prices.[1] Over the 2009-2017 period, the Farm Bill will add $7.8 billion in new resources for the program, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).… -
Strengthening the Food Stamp Program to Serve Low-Income Seniors
March 5, 2008
Many Americans do not realize that millions of seniors in our country live in poverty and cannot always afford an adequate diet. This is a complex problem requiring several responses, such as strengthening federal food assistance programs for seniors, improving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, and removing disincentives … -
Description of Provisions In Senate Agriculture Committee Nutrition Title
Revised January 14, 2008
The Senate passed its 2007 Farm Bill, H.R. 2419, “The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007,” on December 14, 2007. The nutrition provisions of the bill include about $4.1 billion over five years in improvements for the Food Stamp Program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), $1.0 billion for an expanded program under the School …
