Worcester faces many challenges with regards to hunger, food insecurity, childhood obesity, and the health of all citizens. At the same time, Worcester is blessed with dozens of organizations that step up to help those who need help. This month, we’re going to feature as many as we can and ask you to share your love, time and good fortune with the community.
In late October, the Social Security Administration announced that there will be no Cost of Living Adjustment for Social Security benefits, a decision that marks just the third time since 1972 that SS checks (and a number of other benefit programs that use the SS benefit amount to determine their benefit amounts) will not see […]
It’s National School Lunch Week, and this year, the theme is School Lunch Snapshot. The National School Lunch Program is running a school lunch photo contest, so prepare yourself for an onslaught of school lunch tray photos in your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds. While you’re checking out what your kids are eating at school […]
The average SNAP benefit amount for 2015 is $4.17 per person. Process that for a moment. Divide it among 3 meals and 2 snacks – the Institute of Medicine Committee on Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools recommends that 9% of total calories for school age children be devoted to snacks – and $4.17 translates […]
Ever wonder how the USDA determines the cash amount for the SNAP benefit? Do you know what the Thrifty Food Plan is, and what it has to do with the SNAP program? Are you worried about waste, fraud and abuse in the SNAP program? Check out these facts, figures and USDA policies that shed some […]
