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Deficit Reduction – What are Your Priorities?
On August 2, 2011, President Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011. This legislation allows the country to raise its borrowing limit and makes significant cuts to federal spending. The...
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St. Anthony’s Helps Support SNAP Restaurant Meals Program
Back in June, St. Anthony’s partnered with anti-hunger organizations and advocacy groups from across California to help educate people about the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)...
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Support Federal Nutrition Safety Net Programs!
As regular blog readers may recall, St. Anthony’s has been tracking the actions of the Congressional “super committee” that is charged with creating a plan to identify $1.2 trillion in deficit...
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Call In Day: Protect Nutrition Safety Net
The Congressional Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (commonly known as the “Super Committee”) has only one week left to develop its deficit reduction plan. Anti-hunger advocates from across...
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Focus on Food Security
Regular readers of our blog know that St. Anthony’s JEVA (Justice Education, Volunteer, and Advocacy) program has been working to promote policies that simplify the process for receiving food...
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Farm Bill Update: SNAP Cuts Pass House Ag Commitee
Thanks to everyone who joined in on the national call-in day to support SNAP in the Farm Bill. Here’s an update on the Farm Bill action from July 11. On Wednesday, July 11, the House Agriculture...
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‘Tis the Season to Advocate
As Washington DC nears a potential decision on deficit reduction, St. Anthony’s joined with our friends at the California Partnership and the California Association for Retired Americans to talk to...
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Senior Protein Drive: Nutritional Building Blocks for Health
When people think about hunger, they don’t often picture their grandparent. Nearly three quarters of St. Anthony’s food pantry clients are seniors. Many of them must make the difficult decision...
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Farm Bill Passes Without Nutrition Title
The SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as “food stamps”) is our nation’s most important anti-hunger program. SNAP provides nutrition assistance to 47 million low-income...
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Reflections on the 2013 Hunger Challenge by St. Anthony’s Executive Director,...
For me the most challenging thing about challenges is that what ends up being the most challenging thing is never what I thought was going to be the most challenging thing. This has been borne out...
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