SNAP-Ed Is on the Chopping Block

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SNAP-Ed saves money and stretches dollars.

Congress is considering a bill that would eliminate SNAP-Ed—a critical program that helps low-income families make healthier food choices and lead more active lives.

SNAP-Ed is a proven, cost-effective program that empowers people who receive SNAP to improve their health, stretch their food dollars, and become self-reliant.

Take action using the Save SNAP-Ed Advocacy Toolkit or by sharing the resources below with your network!

Read the rebuttal to the Statement that SNAP-Ed is duplicative.

Testimonials

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NY Participant

"The SNAP-Ed program is a must! [Our educator] makes it fun, tasty and educational. I learned a lot about recycling, food storage and expiration dates. The [vouchers] are a good hook!"

Fruit and Veg Rx Program Participant

"I have learned so much from Mary in the SNAP-Ed group. I eat more vegetables, fruit, whole grains and get more physical activity now then I ever had. I love all the recipes

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Fruit and Veg Rx Program Participant

"I enjoyed this class. I learned a lot about different ways food and products are handled in comparison to what I was raised and lived with in Illinois."

1st and and 3rd Grade Iowa Students

"I teach Pick A Better Snack lessons to 1st and 3rd grade students at 10 different schools within the Davenport Community School District (Scott County, Iowa). This program teaches children about fruits and

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Maine SNAP-Ed Implementer

"I've been a SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator for 4.5 years now, and I've seen first-hand the impact SNAP-Ed has. SNAP-Ed changes peoples' perspective on healthy eating. I've seen it replace overwhelm and doubt with

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Glenn County Garden Project

Here is a video testimony from residents sharing the impact of our SNAP-Ed work in the community and discussing the impact a garden project has had to Eskaton Kennedy Manor and its residents.

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College Participants Learn Lifelong Skills

"SNAP-Ed plays a vital role in transforming the health and well-being of college students across California. At a time when food insecurity and chronic stress are rising on our campuses, SNAP-Ed funding enables

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Phillip’s Story

"In 2021, Kansas SNAP-Ed launched a virtual direct education option to meet participants' evolving needs in a post-COVID world. Designed to overcome barriers like transportation, childcare, and busy work schedules, the virtual series

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Public Health Nurse Educator

"I have partnered with SNAP-Ed to provide educational nutrition education classes to our community. SNAP-Ed provider has provided education on health food choices and how to live on a budget. One time we

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Farmer and SNAP-Ed Partnerships

"I work directly with school aged communities in Florida, who depend on this program. I’ve seen how providing nutrition and agriculture education in the classroom and school gardens makes kids more excited about

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Special Needs Students

"With the guidance of Nutrition Educator Darla, our students with special needs at Achieve Center @ Richey have gained valuable skills in making healthy food choices, preparing nutritious snacks, and cultivating school gardens.

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Florida Preschool Teacher

"SNAP-ED was beneficial for children in my Preschool class. They learned about and were encouraged to consume balanced diet, emphasizing fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, and dairy. Lessons were engaging, with opportunities to try

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Success Stories

The Food Trust: Voices of SNAP-Ed

Kansas State SNAP-Ed Program Reports

Reducing Sugary Beverages

Parks and Increasing Physical Activity

2025 California Department of Aging + California SNAP-Ed focusing on Gardens and Older Adults

California Department of Public Health + California SNAP-Ed video focusing on schools, gardens

Michigan SNAP-Ed Success Story

NY SNAP-Ed, Community garden families, pictures of kids and families cooking and eating and gardening together.

Create Better Health: Utah’s SNAP-Ed Program

Resources

Tell Your Lawmaker to Protect SNAP-Ed

ASNNA – Support SNAP-Ed Resources

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Advocacy Toolkit

Educational Toolkit (for those unable to advocate due to funding)

SNAP-Ed Impact Reports

Research Articles

SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education) Increases Long-Term Food Security among Indiana Households with Children in a Randomized Controlled Study

Rivera, R. L., Maulding, M. K., Abbott, A. R., Craig, B. A., & Eicher-Miller, H. A. (2016). SNAP-Ed (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education) Increases Long-Term Food Security among Indiana Households with Children in a Randomized Controlled Study. The Journal of nutrition, 146(11), 2375–2382. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.116.231373

Making Headlines

“[SNAP] is really MAHA for low-income people,” Jerry Mande, adjunct professor of nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, told your host. “Not just SNAP recipients, but all low-income people.”

GOP reconciliation bill inches forward Politico

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, or SNAP-Ed, faces elimination in a GOP bill, sparking concerns about the impact on low-income Americans' health education.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education, or SNAP-Ed, faces elimination in a GOP bill, sparking concerns about the impact on low-income Americans' health education. The Washington Post

"The cost of this program is roughly half a billion dollars a year, not even a rounding error in the federal budget. Cutting it does no good for anyone, undercuts the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) agenda, and is thoughtless and unnecessary."

The next tragic—absurd—budget cut: SNAP-ED Food Politics

“It does, in fact, enact deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP that will result in eligible people losing those benefits. It will raise grocery prices and health care costs for tens of thousands of West Virginia families,”

‘A really bad deal for West Virginians’: Advocates decry GOP’s cuts to health care, food assistance The West Virginia Daily News

“The loss of SNAP-Ed funding may further hinder public health efforts, reducing resources for obesity prevention and nutrition education in immigrant communities. States may face pressure to cover these gaps, but fiscal constraints could limit such efforts, disproportionately harming low-income and immigrant populations.”

Anti-hunger, food, farm groups react to House GOP ag proposal The Fence

An initial analysis by the Wisconsin DHS showed that a set of proposals in the new bill to cut funding for the SNAP program would take food away from families, shift costs to Wisconsin taxpayers, and increase red-tape requirements, making it harder for parents, kids, people with disabilities, and older adults to get food assistance.