The National Grocers Association (NGA) and Feeding America held a congressional briefing on the necessity of maintaining SNAP Choice throughout the United States. The briefing consisted of expert speakers on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), including an independent grocery retailer, a person with lived experience on SNAP, and a food bank advisor. …
A proposal dropped from the final bill would have created a five-state pilot to significantly limit the types of foods covered under SNAP, forcing grocers to examine hundreds of thousands of food items to determine which qualify and which don’t. The proposed pilot program would have allowed five state governments to pick winners and losers in the grocery sector, harming the 42 million SNAP participants who have diverse nutritional needs. …
Midwest retailer Meijer recently doubled the Add Milk! program discount it offers to SNAP-eligible participants – upping it to 40 percent off any brand or size of low-fat or non-fat milk. A community event held at Meijer store in East Lansing, Mich., marked the expansion of the program. U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) was in attendance. …
Midwest retailer Meijer is doubling the milk discount it offers SNAP-eligible participants – upping it to 40 percent off any brand or size of 1 percent or fat free milk – in its ongoing effort to increase access to healthy foods and beverages. …
Forage’s seamless integration, enhanced reliability, and dedicated SNAP experts help to accelerate the USDA authorization process for merchants on DoorDash, reducing the time it takes for them to start accepting SNAP/EBT on the app. Through this partnership, consumers can order SNAP-eligible groceries from more merchants while using their SNAP benefits on DoorDash. …
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