Adjusted work requirements for able-bodied adults, revoked access to certain immigrant communities, freezing of the thrifty food plan, and shifts in state cost share responsibilities; we are headed toward a dumpster fire that can only be described as regressive and counterintuitive to the goal of “Making America Healthy Again”.

While global headlines captured attention, a quiet but crucial win for food access happened in the Senate. The SNAP cost-sharing proposal was removed, not by moral reckoning, but by a procedural rule.

When federal decisions threaten programs like SNAP, the impacts don’t stay in Washington. 📅 The House passed the budget reconciliation bill on May 22, 2025. Now we are watching the Senate prepare to vote.

New polling from Data for Progress shows that in every congressional district across the country, voters oppose cuts to SNAP. That includes Democrats, Republicans, and Independents.

Because of the work of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council and our partners, there are six local farmers markets on Saturdays...