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SNAP emergency food assistance program facts and myths

The extra SNAP benefits are gone now as the government winds down its pandemic assistance programs.
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The extra SNAP benefits are gone now as the government winds down its pandemic assistance programs.

Every five years the federal Farm Bill comes up for renewal, and it’s common to hear a lot of debate about the SNAP emergency food assistance program. But how much does the average person really know about the program, who it supports, and how? To answer some of these questions, WUGA Health Desk contributor Lauren Baggett sat down with UGA researcher Grace Bagwell Adams to break down facts versus myth.

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