Healthy meals to continue to be provided to 450,000 Kentucky children while school is out this summer

Healthy meals to continue to be provided to 450,000 Kentucky children while school is out this summer

Gov. Andy Beshear has announced that, thanks to approval by the federal government, healthy meals will continue to be provided to 450,000 Kentucky children while school is out this summer. Each eligible student will receive a one-time benefit of $120 to purchase nutritious food throughout the summer. Support comes through the federal Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer…

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A SNAP Program Incentivizing Healthy Eating Has Paused Due To Lack Of Funding

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is intended to alleviate hunger and malnutrition among low-income households. In 2019, the program served an average of more than 282,000 West Virginians per month. SNAP is a fully federally funded program, except for some state administrative costs. But in West Virginia, the average benefit is $1.29 per person…

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