Month: August 2020

Glitches in aid program obscure need for more relief during pandemic, say ag leaders Farm groups are arguing for a massive new round of cash for agriculture in the coronavirus relief bill being negotiated by Congress and the White House, even though billions of dollars in an ongoing USDA aid… Continue reading

P-EBT program lifted millions of children out of hunger The Pandemic-EBT program, created by Congress to help low-income families buy food for their children during school closures, “is hitting its target,” said researchers at the Brookings Institution. “We find that Pandemic EBT reduces food hardship faced by children by 30… Continue reading