Farm Bill Resource Roundup

As soon as May 7, the House is expected to vote on their version of their Farm Bill—House Resolution 2 – the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018. The House bill contains over $20 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits and eligibility over 10 years and threatens to take food off of the table for many of California’s most vulnerable populations including:

• low-income women
• children
• low-wage workers
• individuals with disabilities  
• older adults

Further, every billion in SNAP benefits creates at least 10,000 jobs & $1.79 billion in economic activity with the House Farm Bill effectively threatening the very path to self-sufficiency that the current SNAP program provides.

Below, you’ll find a roundup of Farm Bill statements from anti-hunger organizations and partners across other sectors at http://betterfarmbill.org as well as media, factsheets and Farm Bill toolkits that you can use to help highlight the impact that these proposed cuts would have on low-income Californians.

Media:

“Bay Area Food Banks Say 2018 Farm Bill Will Increase Ranks of the Hungry” (San Francisco Chronicle (4/18/18)

“Denham, Valadao would let new Farm Bill harm thousands of constituents” (Noe Paremo, Modesto Bee)

“Barbara Lee: Trump Food Stamp Cuts Rooted in Racist Stereotypes” (The Mercury News 4/24/18)

Toolkits, Factsheets and other Resources:

• SNAP Congressional District Fact Sheets (California Association of Food Banks)
  LTE Template (California Association of Food Banks)
• 2018 Farm Bill Fact Sheet – Categorical Eligibility (California Food Policy Advocates)
• California Statewide Anti-Hunger Sign-on Letter Opposing House Farm Bill
• 2018 Farm Bill Toolkit (Center for Law and Social Policy, CLASP)
• SNAP Map – California (Food Research and Action Center)
• SNAP California Fact Sheet – (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)