“Food or rent. Food or medicine. Food or transportation. Food for me or food for my children.”  Earlier this week, we brought the voices of the 42 million people being denied food benefits to federal court.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP,” formerly known as food stamps) is the most important and effective program we have to fight hunger in the United States. It gives 42 million people in over 22 million households the ability to put food on their tables, keep their children in school, focus on their jobs, and improve the overall health of their families.