Congress is about to make a choice: Protect the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or have more Americans go hungry. They need to hear from you to make the right decision! The House Committee on Agriculture will meet soon to put pen to paper on policies that could massively cut SNAP for Nebraskans, all so […]
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“When your children are hungry, what do you do?” – Kerry Our lawmakers need to hear it’s time to End the SNAP Ban in Nebraska! ✅ LB319, a bill to end Nebraska’s lifetime SNAP ban for people convicted of felony drug convictions, will be up on Select File debate as early this morning. LB319 would…
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Kids should have the food they need to be healthy and grow, no matter who they are or where they grow up. Nebraska’s Summer EBT program, now in its second year, is one puzzle piece to making sure no one gets left out. Summer EBT is simple: between April and September of 2025, children who
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“[Just] because you got busted because of a possession charge or delivery so long ago, that shouldn’t stop you from getting SNAP benefits. Everybody has the right to change their life.” – Vernon It’s past time to End the SNAP Ban in Nebraska and our lawmakers need to hear it! ✅ LB319, a bill to
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Today, ✅ LB192, Senator Quick’s SNAP Eligibility bill, was advanced to select file! This bill would: Find out how your senator voted here. (Find your senator.) Maintaining Nebraska’s current SNAP eligibility level would cost the state nothing. Continuing this program just makes sense and we need you to make sure your senator knows it. Thank
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✅ LB192, Senator Quick’s SNAP Eligibility bill, will be debated on general file by Nebraska senators as early as TODAY. We need your help to encourage them to vote YES to move this bill forward! This bill would: Maintaining our SNAP eligibility level would cost the state nothing! Continuing this program just makes sense and
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Everyone should have access to the food they need. But ❌ LB656 would make Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) less effective and cut people off of food benefits. Introduced by Senator Bob Andersen, LB656 would do two things: Both policies would cut Nebraskans off from food benefits and increase hunger. This Thursday, February 27
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Every child deserves access to nutritious meals at school – regardless of their family’s income. ✅ LB14, the Hunger-Free Schools Act, would offer no-cost meals to ALL of Nebraska’s school children. By making breakfast and lunch free for all students, we can eliminate stigma, improve learning outcomes, and support families struggling with rising costs. We
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Hunger is a policy decision, and we need to make sure policymakers know their votes either add to or take away hunger in our communities. This year, the Nebraska Legislature will be taking up over 700 bills that will impact the lives of Nebraskans. We wanted to share the food access bills that Nebraska Appleseed
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Exactly one year ago today, Nebraska Appleseed launched a petition to convince Governor Pillen to reverse his decision on Summer EBT and accept the $18M in food benefits for Nebraska kids that came with it. Nine days later, we submitted 6,145 names and comments urging him to do the right thing! It’s now one year
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