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Missouri begins distributing new summer food assistance for children • Missouri Independent

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Missouri begins distributing new summer food assistance for children • Missouri Independent

The Missouri Department of Human Services announced Monday that it is officially launching a federal food program that could help more than 400,000 children in the state. Each eligible child receives a one-time payment of $120, which is loaded onto a card that can be used like a debit card to purchase groceries. Screenshot: Social […]

Iowa seeks federal food assistance waiver for summer meal pilot program • Iowa Capital Dispatch

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Iowa seeks federal food assistance waiver for summer meal pilot program • Iowa Capital Dispatch

The Iowa State Department of Health has applied for a waiver to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Assistance Program to implement a separate summer nutrition project. Activists working to combat food insecurity have repeatedly called for Iowa to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer EBT program, a $2.5 billion initiative […]