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Few people with SNAP benefits could use them for online purchases before the COVID-19 pandemic. Urupong/ iStock via Getty Images Plus

Letting low-income Americans buy groceries online in 2020 with SNAP benefits decreased the share of people without enough food – new research

The share of low-income US families who sometimes or often didn’t have enough food to eat fell from 24.5% to 22.5% between late April and late July of 2020, a research team found.
This safety net program helps infants, toddlers and their moms eat right. Camille Tokerud/Stone via Getty Images

2 in 5 US babies benefit from the WIC nutrition program

Funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children quickly halts during government shutdowns.

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