Tell the Senate: SNAP Matters for Kids

Right now, the Senate is considering the House-passed budget reconciliation bill, which narrowly passed with historic, harmful, and unpopular cuts to SNAP—a program that helps millions of families put food on the table. These devastating cuts would put kids and families at risk of hunger and hardship. But the Senate has the chance to do the right thing.

We need to act fast. Write to your Senators today and urge them to protect kids and families by rejecting these unprecedented cuts to a program that helps millions of Americans meet their most basic needs.

Personalizing your letter below will go further. To make your message more effective, please share why it's important to you to support families and kids in your community.

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Tell the Senate: Protect SNAP for Kids

Dear [Decision Maker],

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The House-passed budget reconciliation bill represents the most extreme cuts to SNAP in the program's history, putting millions of kids and families at greater risk of hunger and hardship. This bill would:

- Cut future SNAP benefits by an estimated $36 billion, making it harder for families to cope with rising food costs and limiting SNAP's ability to keep up with the cost of putting food on the table.

- Put millions of people at risk of losing SNAP by shifting, for the first time ever, millions of dollars in benefits and a higher share of administrative costs onto states. States would be unable to shoulder this burden without cuts to SNAP benefits and eligibility, leaving many families struggling to afford groceries.

- Force more seniors and, for the first time ever, parents of kids as young as seven to meet strict work requirements, imposing time limits on SNAP participation for those who can't meet onerous reporting rules. This fails to recognize the real barriers caregivers and older adults face in the workplace.

SNAP isn't a handout--it's a hand up that helps families, kids and entire communities thrive. I urge you to protect this vital program and oppose any measures that would deepen cuts to SNAP. Our communities are stronger, healthier and more resilient when every family has access to the food they need.

Please use your position and power to vote against any bills that threaten access to SNAP.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]
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