The new school year is around the corner and one issue in the spotlight in Washington state is child hunger. Even with free breakfast and lunch students are offered at school, kids still go hungry throughout the year. One in eight children faces food insecurity in the state, according to Feeding America. .
Many Missouri families struggle to feed their children while school is out for the summer and have been able to get breakfast and lunch at summer youth programs through the Local Investment Commission. As kids return to school, LINC also helps get nutritious produce from local farmers to community homes so children can head to class nourished. Joe Robertson, a spokesperson for LINC, said supporting children, families and neighborhoods with good nutrition is essential to building an optimistic future, and added that LINC is extending assistance beyond the school. .
Michigan families no longer need to spend down their savings and be restricted to having only $15,000 in assets to receive SNAP benefits. Gov. Whitmer recently signed Senate Bill 35 into law, making Michigan the 37th state to eliminate the SNAP asset test. .
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Colorado is the eighth most-improved state at ensuring SNAP food assistance reaches its most vulnerable residents, according to new rankings from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Anya Rose, public policy manager for Hunger Free Colorado, said the improvements are largely due to more meaningful benefit levels and cuts to red tape during the pandemic, along with strong outreach work. .