USDA Must Protect Communities from Mass Animal Killings
Shutdowns at industrial slaughterhouses due to the COVID crisis have caused backlogs of animals throughout the U.S. that cannot be slaughtered for food because ...
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States Can Leverage SNAP for Healthy Food & Strong Economies
Every family has the right to a healthy and varied diet, but in too many communities, fresh produce is not available or affordable. As part of a package of poli...
Now Is the Time to Improve SNAP for Food Insecure Families
In a moment of crisis for food insecure families, we must expand and make more flexible this essential safety net to ensure low-income individuals can access fr...
We Must Fix Our Food System to Withstand Disasters
This pandemic has shone a light on the fragility of the broken U.S. food system. ...
Pandemic Endangers Slaughterhouse Workers and Supply Chains
“My life is in jeopardy because we’re working elbow to elbow,” slaughterhouse workers report....
Keeping Food on the Table in a Pandemic
We need to ensure a strong and well-functioning food system, and that the most vulnerable in our food chain are adequately supported....